Proceeding 29819  Register

Applications 29819-A001 and 29819-A002

Commencement of hearing: August 11, 2025, at 10 a.m. 

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Overview

The Alberta Utilities Commission the independent utilities regulator, will be considering the power plant and the substation development applications in Proceeding 29819. A notice of application for this proceeding was issued on March 5, 2025.

UK Solar West Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Kraft Canada Renewables Ltd., has applied for approval to construct and operate a 162-megawatt solar power plant and associated substation, designated as the Oyen 2 Solar Project.

The project would be sited on approximately 959 acres of privately owned cultivated land, approximately 14.5 kilometres northwest of the town of Oyen. The project area is shown in the map included with this notice. The project would cover the following locations:

Quarter Section Township Range Meridian
Northwest 21 29 5 4
Northeast 21 29 5 4
Southeast 21 29 5 4
Northeast 16 29 5 4
Northwest 15 29 5 4
Northeast 15 29 5 4
Southeast 15 29 5 4
Northwest 10 29 5 4
Northeast 10 29 5 4
Southwest 10 29 5 4

 

Further information about the proceeding is available through the AUC’s eFiling System under Proceeding 29819.

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Summarized process schedule

The AUC has established the following process to consider the applications:

Process step Date
Deadline for interveners to file information requests (questions) to the applicants May 15, 2025
Applicant’s deadline to respond to information requests May 26, 2025
Interveners’ written evidence deadline June 9, 2025
Information requests to interveners about intervener evidence June 16, 2025
Interveners’ deadline to respond to information requests June 30, 2025
Applicant’s reply evidence deadline July 14, 2025
Virtual hearing test session August 5, 2025
Commencement of hearing August 11, 2025, 10 a.m.

The eFiling System​

The eFiling System should be accessed to view the applications and the other documents the AUC will be considering in this proceeding. The system is also used to file submissions and evidence to participate in the proceeding.

To create an account, select “New account” and follow the steps to create a user ID and password. If you have any questions about how to use the system please contact us at info@auc.ab.ca or 310-4AUC.

Documents being considered in this proceeding can be found in the eFiling​ System (which requires log in). Once you have logged in, enter 29819 in the “go to” section at the top left corner of your screen.​

Oyen 2 Solar Project
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