On 26 April 2011, the Saskatchewan, Canada government announced that it had approved construction of provincial utility SaskPower's Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The C$1.24 billion, 110 MW facility will employ post-combustion capture (PCC) technology provided by Cansolv Technologies, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. The plant will capture one million tons per year of CO2 to be utilized for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in nearby oil fields. Cansolv was selected over competing offerings from Fluor and Powerspan, which were also evaluated for the project during 2009. The project will involve the simultaneous repowering of Boundary Dam's Unit 3 power block, including a rebuilt boiler contracted to Babcock & Wilcox and a steam turbine provided by Hitachi. Replacing the steam turbine while simultaneously retrofitting it with carbon capture will help Saskpower mitigate overall project costs.