Aecon teams awarded contracts with aggregate value of $3 billion for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Refurbishment

TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) (“Aecon”) announced today that its joint venture with AtkinsRéalis and consortium with Siemens Energy have been awarded contracts by Ontario Power Generation (“OPG”) for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Refurbishment Project with an aggregate value of $3 billion. This builds on completion of previously awarded contracts for early work ahead of the project. Aecon’s $1.75 billion share of the contracts will be added to its Construction segment backlog in the third quarter of 2026.