Boundary Dam

SaskPower

The Boundary Dam project is an integrated ‘clean coal’ demonstration project that will retrofit the coal-fired Boundary Dam Power Station Unit 3 with a carbon capture system, and use all captured CO2 for enhanced oil recovery.

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Project Quick Stats

Lead SaskPower
Location Estevan, Saskatchewan
CO2 Sources 100MW coal-fired electricity plant (retrofit)
Volume 1Mt CO2 per year
Capture Processes Post combustion – amines
CO2 Sink Enhanced oil recovery
Public Funding Canada $240M, Saskatchewan government providing funds through SaskPower crown corporation
Total Cost $1.24B
Expected Start Date 2014