The $50m project, comprising around 44,000 solar panels, has been developed under Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program.
Located approximately 50km from Ottawa, the solar project has the capacity to generate clean energy for around 1,700 homes in Ontario.
A joint venture of AMEC and Black & McDonald was responsible for engineering, construction, and performance of the project.
GDF SUEZ Canada and partners Mitsui and Fiera Axium Infrastructure presently operate 680MW of wind and solar power facilities in the Canadian Maritimes, Ontario, and British Columbia, with the addition of the Beckwith solar project.
GDF SUEZ Canada president Mike Crawley said, "We are proud to be providing another form of clean, renewable energy to the province and hope the Beckwith solar facility, along with our 10MW Brockville solar facility that began commercial operation in Ontario last year, will be the first of many solar projects in our portfolio, whether utility-scale or rooftop."
