Canada's power sector today is at the intersection of a
number of challenges and opportunities. Interest from investors in
power sector assets, especially financial investors and Indigenous
communities in Canada, is higher than ever. At the same time, the
sector is working to balance regulatory and citizen concerns around
consumer pricing for utilities which need capital investment in
essential upgrades to keep the sector well positioned for the
future.
Move from development to the secondary market
During the last 15 years, the energy space in Canada has been
dominated by project development work in the generation sector,
with significant renewable and gas-fired projects undertaken as
various provincial governments worked to manage their supply mix.
The result was a substantial addition of capacity across the
country in power generation assets, including renewable assets like
wind and solar. In recent years, we have seen many of those assets
change hands, with
