October 21, 2025
quA-ymn Solar Facility Celebrates Commercial Operations Milestone
Logan Lake, British Columbia, October 21, 2025 – shQUAQUAsh Energy Limited Partnership, an entity created by the member communities of the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables (BluEarth), celebrated the quA-ymn Solar Project commissioning on October 16, 2025, with members of local First Nations, government and business officials, and local stakeholders. The project achieved its commercial operations date (COD) on June 19, on schedule and within budget.
“This is an important Project for the NNTC and our member communities and confirms for us that the disciplined and principled approach the NNTC has taken best protects Nlaka’pamux title and rights,” said Chief Matt Pasco, Chair and Title Protector, Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council. “We are sending a clear message together that after years of hard work in developing new, creative, recognition-based approaches to land and resource development, combined with deep and respectful relationships, that these are the foundations for how we make decisions together throughout the Nlaka’pamux homeland.
“No doubt, this Project will help lead to new ways of doing business together, and lead to greater recognition, respect and sustainable prosperity for all.”
NNTC began development work in 2011, forming a partnership with BluEarth in 2019. The project is located on 24 hectares (60 acres) of reclaimed land at Teck Highland Valley Copper Operations, 50 km southwest of Kamloops, B.C. within the District of Logan Lake.
quA-ymn Solar Facility is the province’s first major commercial solar facility and largest solar installation to-date. A total of 39,000 solar panels will produce enough energy to power more than 2,400 homes annually for up to 40 years. Additionally, the facility will provide employment and other economic benefits for the region.
“We are proud to have been invited to partner with NNTC and of what we have accomplished together with the quA-ymn Solar Facility,” said Shaun Wrubell, Interim President & CEO, BluEarth Renewables. “We worked closely with NNTC through every stage of development, and we look forward to continuing our partnership on future projects.”
“NNTC’s vision for future renewables projects is to maximize Indigenous ownership, create long-term revenue streams for communities, and develop a hub for renewable in the province,” said Chief Pasco.
The development of this project was financed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
About NNTC
The NNTC is a governing body of the Nlaka’pamux Nation. Established in the early 1980s, NNTC exists to protect and advance the title and rights of the Nlaka’pamux Nation. NNTC is guided by the wisdom of ancestors and elders, by the Nlaka’pamux Resolution on Natural Resources and by the fundamental law: Take care of the land and the land will take care of you. The communal nature of title and rights informs the work of the NNTC and involves land and natural resources, jurisdiction, economic independence, cultural resources, and health and well-being. The principled and disciplined approach of the NNTC has remained consistent for over 40 years.
About BluEarth Renewables
BluEarth Renewables brings together extraordinary people with the power to change the future™ by delivering renewable energy to the power grid every day. We are a leading independent power producer that acquires, develops, builds, owns and operates wind, hydro, solar and storage facilities across North America. Our portfolio includes over 756 MWAC (gross) in operation or with a power purchase agreement and over 4 GW of high-quality development projects that are actively being advanced. In addition, we provide third-party operating support for over 300 MW of wind and solar across North America.
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