LOCAL CONTRACTOR CHOSEN TO CONSTRUCT HIGHFIELD SOLAR PROJECT IN SOUTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN

Saturn Power Inc, a Canadian renewable energy developer, has selected Saskatoon-based miEnergy to serve as General Contractor on Saskatchewan’s first utility scale Solar PV project. The Highfield Solar Project, located east of Swift Current in the Rural Municipality of Coulee, will provide 10MW AC of solar energy to Saskatchewan’s energy supply. Site preparation for the project will begin in mid-August with construction scheduled to begin later in September. Given current circumstances related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Saturn continues to exercise an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of our team members, their families and the local community. This approach focused additional importance in our choice of a local Saskatchewan contractor to avoid, where possible, unnecessary out of province travel for those working on site. We have also worked closely with miEnergy to ensure that strict on-site COVID-19 safety measures and protocols are established and followed to protect the wellbeing of all those on site and in the local community. With local sub-contractors based throughout the province and deep roots within Saskatchewan communities, miEnergy is an ideal local partner in the construction of the Highfield Solar Project during the COVID-19 pandemic. With nearly two decades of experience in the Saskatchewan renewable energy industry, miEnergy maintains an internal priority of building strong local relationships in the communities of construction. The existing values of Indigenous participation and community engagement will be at the core of this partnership between miEnergy and project partners Saturn Power and SaskPower.