# TransAlta to acquire gas turbines and repower Sundance Unit 5 for $760M

TransAlta Corporation agreed to acquire two 230 MW Siemens F class gas turbines and related equipment for $84 million from Kineticor Holdings. The turbines will be used to repower Sundance Unit 5 into a 730 MW combined cycle unit, with total project cost of approximately $760 million. Commercial operation is expected in 2023.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-10-30
- Where: Sundance site, Alberta, Canada
- Value: $64.0M (84.0M CAD)
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 730 MW
- Products: gas turbines, combined cycle power generation
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [TransAlta](https://endata.com/companies/41082.md)
- [Kineticor Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/43004.md) (partner)
- [Shell Energy North America](https://endata.com/companies/43005.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [transalta.com](https://transalta.com/newsroom/transalta-advances-its-clean-energy-investment-plan), 2019-10-30: "TransAlta will redeploy these assets to its Sundance site as part of its strategy to repower Sundance Unit 5 to a highly efficient combined cycle unit by integrating these gas turbines into the existing steam turbine at Sundance Unit 5."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.