Aecon has secured a major role in one of Alberta’ s largest planned power generation projects after its TRA consortium was awarded a multibillion-dollar contract for the Greenlight Electricity Centre( GLEC) in Sturgeon County.
TRA, in which Aecon holds a majority stake alongside Técnicas Reunidas Alberta, will deliver the project for Greenlight Electricity Centre Limited Partnership, a venture backed by Pembina Pipeline Corporation, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management.
Aecon’ s US $ 1.7 billion share of the contract will be added to its Construction segment backlog during the third quarter of 2026. The award follows early engineering work and strengthens the company’ s long-term revenue pipeline as demand grows for power supporting Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, data centres and electrification.
GLEC will comprise a 932MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power station serving a co-located data centre development. The site has approval to expand to 1,864MW, making it one of Alberta’ s largest new sources of dispatchable electricity.
Aecon President and CEO Jean-Louis Servranckx said accelerating investment in AI infrastructure and digital services was driving unprecedented demand for new power generation across North America.
Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026 and finish in 2030. TRA will manage engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning, covering civil works, mechanical systems, electrical infrastructure, substations and gas metering facilities.
Aecon said the project builds on its experience delivering major gas and power infrastructure across Canada and the US, while strengthening its position in the rapidly expanding energy infrastructure market to meet future electricity demand efficiently.
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Infleqtion plans to field test its quantum gravity gradiometry( QGG) technology in Colorado in 2027, demonstrating how quantum sensing could strengthen the US critical-minerals supply chain.
Critical minerals are essential to US defence systems, advanced manufacturing, energy infrastructure and emerging technologies, but identifying domestic resources remains expensive, time-consuming and uncertain.
“ America cannot secure the supply chains it cannot see,” said Matt Kinsella, CEO, Infleqtion.“ The first step toward mineral independence is knowing what you actually have.”
Kinsella said the Colorado test would assess whether quantum sensing can provide better subsurface intelligence earlier in exploration, helping identify promising geological structures and prioritise locations for further investigation and drilling.
QGG measures extremely small variations in Earth’ s gravitational field, revealing differences in underground density and geological structures that can be difficult to characterise from the surface. Used alongside existing geological and geophysical techniques, the technology could help exploration teams narrow search areas before costly, invasive drilling begins.
The planned test follows Infleqtion’ s support for the Quantum- Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026, legislation that would direct the US Geological Survey to incorporate QGG into its Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.
Infleqtion is evaluating several potential test locations in Colorado’ s Third Congressional District. Its quantum sensing technologies are also being advanced through programmes with the Department of War and NASA.
Additional final site selection and timing will be announced later.
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