OPG awards Candu Energy-Aecon JV C$1.7 billion Pickering Unit 5 refurbishment contract
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What happened
AtkinsRéalis announced that Candu Energy and Aecon secured a three-year C$1.7 billion contract from Ontario Power Generation to start refurbishment work on Pickering Nuclear Unit 5.
Why it matters
The contract commits capital and engineering resources to extend generation capacity at a large Ontario nuclear station. It has near-term effects on equipment orders, skilled-trades demand and outage planning, while giving utilities and governments a live reference point for the cost and deliverability of large nuclear refurbishment.
AtkinsRéalis said on September 21 that its Candu Energy joint venture with Aecon signed a three-year C$1.7 billion contract with Ontario Power Generation to begin refurbishment work on Unit 5 at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The award turns Ontario's Pickering life-extension plan into a new execution phase with immediate procurement, labour and project-delivery consequences. It also adds to the operating case for Canadian nuclear supply chains as provinces and utilities weigh firm low-carbon generation against grid growth and electrification demand.
Watch for
Ontario Power Generation filing or procurement notice that confirms Unit 5 refurbishment mobilization scope and start sequence by 2026-09-24 AtkinsRéalis or Aecon disclosure of subcontract awards or workforce hiring tied to Pickering Unit 5 by 2026-09-24 Independent Electricity System Operator update on Pickering outage and supply planning assumptions in Ontario reliability materials released by 2026-09-24 Ontario Ministry of Energy statement on Pickering refurbishment's role in provincial supply adequacy or industrial power planning by 2026-09-24
Sources
- Trade Releases · atkinsrealis.com
- Report on Business - The Globe and Mail · theglobeandmail.com
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