AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUtility M&A: Emera and ATCO’s Canadian Utilities have agreed to an all-stock merger creating a $72B Halifax-based utility “powerhouse,” aiming to better serve growing electrification and infrastructure needs; ATCO’s industrial services will be spun out into a new public company. Trade & tariffs: Statistics Canada says exports to the U.S. jumped 8.1% in August as firms front-loaded orders ahead of looming U.S. tariffs, lifting Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the U.S. to $11.2B. Federal diplomacy: Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Türkiye (Oct. 21-23) for talks with President Erdoğan focused on energy, mining, climate, defence and security, as Ottawa seeks to diversify beyond the U.S. Energy projects: Canadian Solar’s e‑STORAGE will supply and commission a 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage system for OX2’s Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage project in Australia, targeting commercial operation in Q3 2028. Clean power in Ontario: A First Nations partnership is proposing an 8.5 MW solar farm to supply Equinox Gold’s Greenstone mine, with construction eyed for 2027. Mining & metals: Electra Battery Materials named a manager to lead commissioning of its Temiskaming cobalt refinery toward production next year.
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