With the recent implementation of tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump on steel and aluminum products, Saskatchewan crown corporations will be buying Saskatchewan steel to support jobs with the purchase of thousands of pounds of steel along with hundreds of kilometres of steel procured at the EVRAZ plant in Regina.
“The Government of Saskatchewan will always stand up for Saskatchewan's interests, focusing on pragmatic and sensible solutions, while protecting our jobs, economy and residents," Crown Investments Corporation Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a release. "By prioritizing the purchasing of local steel for SaskPower and SaskEnergy infrastructure projects, we are helping to keep over 400 hardworking Saskatchewan people on the job right here in Regina."
SASKPOWER will purchase up to 10,000 pounds of steel from EVRAZ or the equivalent of three years' worth of steel that will be used for the infrastructure for the province’s power grid.
SaskEnergy recently purchased 125 kilometres of steel pipe through Gateway Tubulars LTD. for the Aspen Power Station project, a new 370-megawatt natural gas power plant near Lanigan.
During the first three quarters of 2024-25, he Crown sector awarded $1.2 billion to Saskatchewan suppliers, including $92 million to Indigenous companies.