# SHARC Energy receives Surrey sewer-heat recovery order

> A purchase order for three wastewater energy transfer systems advances a six-megawatt first phase of Surrey’s district-energy project.

- Topic: Contract award
- Subjects: Water, Electricity, Construction
- Event date: 2026-10-22
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-25T01:45:37.511Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T01:45:37.511Z
- Value: CAD 5,000,000 or more (SHARC described its purchase order as valued at over C$5 million; the City separately estimated the full project at C$89 million.)
- Countries: Canada
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/surrey-sewer-heat-recovery-order-sharc


## Key facts

- Order value: More than C$5 million
- Initial thermal capacity: 6 MW
- City estimate for total project: C$89 million (2026 dollars)

SHARC Energy announced on October 22 that it had received a purchase order valued at more than C$5 million from the City of Surrey for three wastewater energy transfer systems. The order was completed on that date following a competitive procurement process. The company says the SHARC 880 systems will deliver 6 megawatts of thermal capacity to Surrey City Energy. This October purchase order is distinct from the City’s earlier procurement milestone: Surrey council minutes record that council carried a resolution on May 11 awarding SHARC the contract for the supply, delivery and one-year operation and maintenance services of three energy recovery units. The City minutes state the contract amount as C$5,785,259.76 including applicable taxes.

The systems are intended for a facility in Surrey’s Bridgeview neighbourhood that will draw heat from a Metro Vancouver regional sewer main. The city’s project description shows the system as a chain of infrastructure: a sewer diversion and lift station, a heat-recovery facility, underground distribution piping, and a heat-pump plant at the existing West Village Energy Centre. The city says the first phase is designed to provide six megawatts of heat. SHARC’s announcement adds that the sewer heat will transfer to an ambient-temperature loop connecting to heat pumps roughly two kilometres away.

The May council minutes record a contract award of C$5,785,259.76 including applicable taxes and an expenditure authorization limit of C$6,075,000 including applicable taxes and contingency. The contract covered supply, delivery and one-year operation and maintenance services for three new energy recovery units. Surrey’s project description shows the wider system linking a sewer diversion and lift station, the heat-recovery facility, underground distribution piping, and the existing West Village Energy Centre. The report treats the units as a discrete equipment package within the broader multi-component municipal project.

Surrey says the facility is expected to supply more than half of annual heating needs in City Centre as its district energy system grows. The City says most heat in the existing system comes from natural-gas boilers and describes reducing reliance on gas, providing heat and hot water, supporting future cooling opportunities and improving energy resilience as project aims. These are objectives and expectations, not measured operating results. SHARC’s release similarly characterizes the expected contribution as a future project outcome.

SHARC said fabrication and delivery are planned for late 2027 to early 2028, followed by facility construction and commissioning under the city’s schedule. The city lists detailed design and early equipment procurement in 2026, construction during 2026–2028, and completion in fall 2027–2028. The company said its order will add more than C$5 million to its sales-order backlog in the fourth quarter of 2026, with revenue dependent on delivery and contractual performance. The order therefore marks a supply commitment, while the schedule, commissioning and energy contribution remain future work.

The project pairs municipal sewer infrastructure with a district heating network, using wastewater as a local heat source. Its initial six-megawatt capacity is tied to three units; the company says later expansion to about 27 megawatts is designed into the facility, but additional equipment would require future procurement. Surrey’s own project page similarly describes a first phase and the city’s intention to grow its district system. No project commissioning date or measured emissions reduction was yet available in the sources read.

## Sources

1. [SHARC Energy Receives Record Purchase Order from City of Surrey for District Energy Sewer Heat Recovery Project](https://www.sharcenergy.com/news/press-release/sharc-energy-receives-record-purchase-order-from-city-of-surrey-for-district-energy-sewer-heat-recovery-project/). Company release, SHARC Energy, Published 2026-10-22, Read 2026-10-25.
2. [District Energy Sewer Heat Recovery Project](https://www.surrey.ca/district-energy-sewer-heat-recovery-project). Government source, City of Surrey, Read 2026-10-25.
3. [Regular Council Public Hearing Minutes: May 11, 2026](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/minutes/MIN-RCPH-2026-05-11.pdf). Government source, City of Surrey, Published 2026-05-11, Read 2026-10-25.