Name of the Project
Oil sands base plant upgrade.

Location
Alberta, Canada.

Client
Suncor Energy.

Project Description
Suncor is seeking regulatory approval to replace the three existing coke-fired boilers (CFBs) at its oil sands base plant with more thermally efficient, natural-gas-powered cogeneration units. This will allow for low-carbon electricity to be generated, which the province requires to meet its stated climate goals, and steam, which Suncor requires to supply its base plant operations.

Two units will generate an estimated 700 MW of additional reliable, low-cost, low-carbon intensity power to be sold into the Alberta grid by the third quarter of 2022, and will increase Suncor’s generation capacity to about 1 600 MW across all its generators.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Suncor is continuing to evaluate the project, with the final investment decision expected in the fourth quarter of this year. Should the project proceed as planned, construction is scheduled to begin in 2019, with commissioning of the cogeneration units expected to start by 2022.

Latest Developments
Suncor has submitted applications to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to replace the CFBs with two cogeneration units.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Suncor Energy, tel +1 403 296 4000 or email media@suncor.com.