Tunis

Iroquois Falls, Ontario

The Tunis Project is a 37 MW gas-fired generating facility located in Iroquois Falls, Ontario adjacent to the TransCanada Mainline. Atlantic Power indirectly owns 100% of the Project. Tunis was in commercial operation from 1995 through December 2014, when its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Ontario Power Authority expired.

In October 2018, the Company returned Tunis to service as a simple-cycle plant under a new 15-year PPA with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) covering 36.5 MW of capacity. Under the new PPA, Tunis will provide electricity to the Ontario grid only when required, thereby assisting to reduce the incidents of surplus baseload generation in the market. The new agreement provides the Tunis project with a fixed monthly payment which escalates annually according to a pre-defined formula while allowing it to earn additional energy revenues for those periods during which it is called upon to operate.

Browse Assets

Tunis

Location: 
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
Fuel Type: 
Natural Gas
Total Megawatts: 
37
Atlantic Interest: 
100%
Net Megawatts: 
37
Electricity Off-Taker: 

IESO Ontario
PPA Expiry: October 2033

S&P Credit Rating: AA