As part of the 70 MW of solar development provincially, 20 MW were set aside for First Nations Power Authority to develop with First Nation communities. ANEDC created a partnership with Elemental Energy Ltd. to prepare a 10 MW solar project to be located on Cowessess land 3km South East of Regina at the home of the existing Cowessess Renewable Energy Storage Facility. Together the partners created a new limited partnership, called Awasis Solar Ltd. that is 51% owned by ANEDC and 49% owned by Elemental Energy. In May 2019, Awasis Solar was awarded a 10MW solar project through First Nations Power Authority set aside process.
The 10MW Awasis Solar project is a partnership with Elemental Energy. Elemental is a renewable energy leader in Canada, having 42 MW of solar, 74 MW of wind and 16MW of hyrdo in production and an additional 800 MW in development. The project is located on reserve status land owned by Cowessess First Nation and brings various direct benefits to the community in terms of ownership experience, lease revenue, and equity returns. Together, ANEDC and Elemental have developed a comprehensive community capacity building plan to ensure local benefits are realized through knowledge sharing.