By Anna Guy
F
irst Nation Power Authority (FNPA) is a breaking new ground for First
Nations’-owned power generation companies. The first and only First
Nations governed, not-for-profit development company of its kind in
North America, FNPA has connected Aboriginal and Corporate Canada in the
development of environmentally-preferred power generation projects with the
crown utility in Saskatchewan, SaskPower, since 2011.
In May of 2018, FNPA and SaskPower signed a ground-breaking agreement to
source 20 megawatts of flare gas power generation projects—worth an estimated
$300 million of potential revenue over 20 years. The agreement represents the
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