SaskPower investing $9 million in downtown Regina electrical improvements

Scarth Street, the city's sole pedestrian-only street, in downtown Regina.

SaskPower will be investing $9 million to upgrade downtown Regina’s electrical system in 2026.

The upgrades are part of a multi-year program to improve reliability and boost capacity in the area.

According to a news release on Wednesday, crews will replace electrical equipment that has reached or is nearing the end of its life including underground cables and duct banks.

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The work is scheduled to take place from May until October.

“During the past five years, SaskPower has invested nearly $50 million in system improvements in downtown Regina,” said Rupen Pandya, SaskPower’s president and CEO.

“This work will help to ensure business and residential customers in the heart of our province’s capital and second-largest city will have the power they need when they need it for years to come.”

SaskPower said it will try to limit disruptions. The work will take place along streets, sidewalks and alleys in the downtown area.

Regina residents can visit SaskPower.com/outages, their MySaskPower account, or the SaskPower app for for information about planned outages.

More detailed information about the project itself and its work locations can be found at saskpower.com/reginadowntown.