GBA: Resilience | Country: Canada

The Kâpîsimotêt Solar Project (KSP) is a 112 megawatt (MW) solar project being developed by Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc., the business arm of the Ermineskin Cree Nation (ECN). Designed to enhance self-sufficiency and energy sovereignty for the Nation and the province of Alberta, the plant will supply emissions-free power to the ECN community and the Alberta grid.

Arcadis is supporting ECN, from early feasibility to front-end engineering design. Our work combines land evaluation, environmental and regulatory permitting, interconnection planning, and bylaw integration, supported by specialist studies such as solar resource and noise assessments, glint and glare analysis, and geotechnical investigations.

Expected to generate enough energy annually to power 22,400 homes, the KSP will significantly reduce emissions, providing ECN with greater agency, resources and institutional capacity, while also positively transforming Alberta’s grid. With construction expected to be completed in 2028, it is set to become Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned solar energy plant.

The Kâpîsimotêt project is a new chapter in our pursuit of energy sovereignty. Arcadis’ expertise is helping us build the confidence to lead Alberta’s shift toward clean and reliable energy sources.

Tricia Wildcat, CEO & President, Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc