Contribution: Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
$4,218,000.00
Western Transmission Catalysts: Practical Pathways to Inter-provincial Transmission Expansion in Western Canada
FY 2025-26 · 2025-12-23
Summary
The objective of this project is capacity building activities to identify implementation pathways for inter-provincial transmission development.
Department
Program
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
Location
CALGARY | CALGARY, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
108102864
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Additional Information (French)
Subvention ou contribution octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier.
Agreement End Date
2031-12-31
Agreement Number
SREPSCRP-WTC
Agreement Start Date
2025-12-23
Agreement Title
Western Transmission Catalysts: Practical Pathways to Inter-provincial Transmission Expansion in Western Canada
Agreement Title (French)
Catalyseurs de transport de l'Ouest : Voies pratiques pour l'expansion du transport interprovincial dans l'Ouest canadien
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$4,218,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The objective of this project is capacity building activities to identify implementation pathways for inter-provincial transmission development.
Description (French)
L'objectif de ce projet est de mener des activités de renforcement des capacités afin d'identifier les voies de mise en œuvre du développement de la transmission interprovinciale.
Expected Results
The project will enhance inter-provincial transmission, reduce Canada's reliance on north-south electricity trade with the United States by strengthening east-west energy corridors within Canada, improve Canada’s energy security, affordability, reliability, and decarbonization efforts, and support meaningful ownership opportunities for Indigenous communities.
Expected Results (French)
Ce projet améliorera le transport interprovincial, réduira la dépendance du Canada à l’égard du commerce d’électricité nord-sud avec les États-Unis en renforçant les corridors énergétiques est-ouest au Canada, améliorera la sécurité énergétique, l’accessibilité, la fiabilité et les efforts de décarbonation du Canada et soutiendra des possibilités significatives de participation pour les communautés autochtones.
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Organization Code
nrcan-rncan
Organization
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Program Name
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
Program Name (French)
Programme des énergies renouvelables intelligentes et des trajectoires d’électrification
Program Purpose
The Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathway Program will focus on contributions to deploy advanced large-scale renewable energy projects and technologies that provide grid services.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme des énergies renouvelables intelligentes et de trajectoires d’électrification portera sur les contributions pour le déploiement de projets et de technologies avancés à grande échelle en matière d’énergie renouvelable permettant la prestation de services de réseau.
Recipient Business Number
108102864
Recipient City
CALGARY | CALGARY
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Recipient Postal Code
T2N 1N4
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
115-2025-2026-Q3-17964
