Bekevar Wind Power

The completion of Bekevar exemplifies the strength of partnerships and innovating financing in driving Canada’s energy future. We are proud to work alongside Cowessess First Nation and RES to realize this important project that will deliver tangible benefits locally for Cowessess First Nation members. Bekevar is our second project in Canada, and we remain focused on developing long-term partnerships that bring forward high quality projects for our investors.

We are excited to a part of this important initiative and to see it come to completion. As Indigenous people, we feel it is our duty to not only invest in clean energy, but to place ourselves front and centre as leaders in clean energy. Yotin (“wind” in Cree) plays an important role in our cultural ways of being and firmly believe this mighty spirit has many more teachings and blessings to bestow upon us all.

Cowessess First Nation has been involved in utility scale wind development since 2010. Here we are, 13 years later, having closed financing on our first project with RES and Innagreen. This project will benefit Cowessess First Nation in the business sector and our province in SaskPower’s goal to minimize carbon emissions. Once operational, Bekevar Wind will provide 25+ years of economic prosperity for our community. Achieving financial close is one milestone in the development journey and the team will now turn its attention to further community engagement and construction.

With this financial support from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Cowessess First Nation is seizing the economic opportunity offered by the transition to renewable forms of energy. This forward-looking project will create sustainable jobs, cut pollution and benefit Saskatchewanians for decades to come.