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More jobs are on the way in the Chemical Valley.
The project is expected to create 185 construction jobs and about 50 permanent positions. For two years, the proposal has been under development to take advantage of the Ontario government's opening of the power supply market. The plant that will expand an existing cogeneration operation jointly owned by Dow, NOVA and Bayer should be operational by September 2002. It could employ 50 people on the Dow site, where the existing cogeneration plant is located. The deal has TransAlta taking control of the 210-megawatt existing plant and building additional generation capacity of 440 megawatts.