Saskatchewan reaches deal with Ottawa on future of coal-fired power plants
REGINA — Saskatchewan says it has reached a deal with Ottawa that will allow the province to keep using coal-fired power plants in “a responsible manner” beyond 2030.
The agreement will allow the province to meet federal emission requirements on an electricity system-wide basis as opposed to regulation of every coal-fired plant.
“It’s quite possible that we’ll be operating some unabated coal with this agreement past 2030 … some coal without carbon capture and storage past 2030,” Saskatchewan Environment Minister Scott Moe said Monday at the legislature.
Saskatchewan was fired up when Ottawa announced last week that provinces will have to phase out coal entirely and replace it with lower-emitting sources by 2030 or use carbon capture and storage technology.