Anglo American coal bidders down to three, say sources
The final bidders are down to Yancoal Australia, Stanmore Resources and Peabody Energy.
The Edmonton Journal published an article last week on the Genesee 1, 2 and 3 coal-fired generating facilities, located not far from the Alberta capital.
[Last] week, Capital Power officials gave the Journal a tour of the Genesee 1, 2 and 3 coal-fired generating facilities 85 kilometres southwest of Edmonton, where the view from the rooftop shows how close Genesee is to two other coal-fired power plants, Keephills and Sundance.
Genesee 1 and 2 (built in 1994 and 1989) have the capacity to generate 860 megawatts of electricity. Genesee 3, the first coal-fired unit in Canada to use high-efficiency “supercritical” boiler technology, has a capacity to generate 495 MW. Owned jointly with TransAlta, it was commissioned in 2005.
The 24/7 operation produces 5 million tonnes per year. In Alberta, 43 percent of the province’s electricity comes from coal.
