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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001137171-15-000051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150323
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150323

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSALTA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		15719541

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 12TH AVE SW BOX 1900 STATION M
		STREET 2:		CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 2MI
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		403-267-4724

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110-12TH AVENUE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 6-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">For the month of March 2015</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TRANSALTA CORPORATION</B></P>

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English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>110-12<SUP>th</SUP> Avenue S.W., Box 1900,
Station &#8220;M&#8221;, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Form 20-F____ &#9;Form 40-F <U>X </U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>I</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The document listed below as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Form 6-K is a copy of the Registrant&#8217;s news release dated March 23, 2015 announcing &#8220;TransAlta Corporation unlocks
value through $1.78B transaction with TransAlta Renewables.&#8221;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This news release is being furnished, not filed,
and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by TransAlta Corporation under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><A HREF="newsrelease.htm">Press release dated March 23, 2015 announcing &#8220;TransAlta Corporation unlocks value through $1.78B transaction with TransAlta Renewables.&#8221;</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Signatures</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 42%"><b>TransAlta Corporation</b></TD>
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    <TD>By: /s/Donald Tremblay</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Donald Tremblay</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">Date: March 23, 2015</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TransAlta Corporation unlocks value through
$1.78 Billion transaction with TransAlta Renewables</B></P>

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<P STYLE="color: #545555; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">NOT
FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION TO THE UNITED STATES</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">CALGARY, Alberta (March 23, 2015) &#8211; TransAlta
Corporation (&#8220;TransAlta&#8221;) (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) has entered into an investment agreement with TransAlta Renewables Inc.
(&#8220;TransAlta Renewables&#8221;) (TSX: RNW) pursuant to which TransAlta Renewables has agreed to invest in TransAlta&#8217;s
Australian power generation and gas pipeline portfolio (the &#8220;Portfolio&#8221;) and fund the remaining project costs for the
South Hedland gas-fired project for a combined value of approximately $1.78 billion (the &#8220;Transaction&#8221;). The Portfolio
consists of 575 MW of power generation from six operating assets and the South Hedland project currently under construction, as
well as the recently commissioned 270 km gas pipeline. TransAlta Renewables&#8217; investment will consist of the acquisition of
securities which track the cash flows of the Portfolio.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#8220;TransAlta created TransAlta Renewables
in 2013 to unlock the underlying value in our contracted assets and to fund our growth&#8221; said Dawn Farrell, President and
CEO. &#8220;This transaction highlights the value of our Australian investment strategy, finances the South Hedland plant, generates
cash to strengthen our balance sheet and provides greater financial flexibility. The transaction significantly benefits both companies
as TransAlta remains the majority shareholder and sponsor of TransAlta Renewables.&#8221;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><BR>
<B>Transaction delivers significant benefits to TransAlta:</B></P>

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<LI STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0">Unlocks the value of TransAlta&#8217;s highly contracted Australian investments</LI>

<LI STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0">As the majority shareholder of TransAlta Renewables, TransAlta benefits from the anticipated
cash flow per share accretion at TransAlta Renewables as a result of this Transaction</LI>

<LI STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0">Provides an efficient source of funding for the South Hedland project which is currently
under construction with commercial operations and incremental cash flows scheduled to begin in mid-2017</LI>

<LI STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0">The $220 million of cash proceeds received in the Transaction will be used to reduce
indebtedness and strengthen TransAlta&#8217;s balance sheet, providing greater financial flexibility for future growth opportunities</LI>

<LI STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0">TransAlta will continue to manage and operate the Portfolio</LI>

<LI STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0">Creates a stronger sponsored vehicle, positioning TransAlta and TransAlta Renewables
for future growth</LI>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">TransAlta will receive, on closing, assuming
the full exercise of the over-allotment option, approximately $220 million in cash, and approximately $1.1 billion of common and
class B shares in TransAlta Renewables. The class B shares will provide voting rights equivalent to the common shares, will be non-dividend paying and will convert
into common shares once the South Hedland project is fully completed and commissioned. The number of common shares which TransAlta
will receive on the conversion of the class B shares will be adjusted to reflect the actual amount funded by TransAlta Renewables
for the construction and commissioning of the South Hedland project relative to the budgeted costs., TransAlta Renewables will
fund these costs, estimated at approximately $490 million, through a combination of internally generated cash flow and borrowings
under a credit facility. TransAlta will own approximately 77% of TransAlta Renewables upon closing of the Transaction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To fund the cash component of the Transaction,
TransAlta Renewables has entered into a bought deal agreement with a group of underwriters for the offering (the &#8220;Offering&#8221;),
$200 million of subscription receipts plus a 15% over-allotment option, with each subscription receipt being exchangeable into
a TransAlta Renewables common share upon closing of the Transaction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur
in May 2015 and will be subject to the receipt of customary regulatory approvals and approval by TransAlta Renewables&#8217; shareholders
(excluding TransAlta).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>This news release contains forward looking
statements <FONT STYLE="color: black">within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the business
and anticipated financial performance of TransAlta. All forward looking statements are based on TransAlta&#8217;s beliefs and assumptions
based on information available at the time the assumptions were made, management&#8217;s experience and perception of historical
trends, current conditions and expected future developments, and other factors deemed appropriate in the circumstances. These statements
are not guarantees of TransAlta&#8217;s future performance and are subject to a number </FONT>of risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements.</I> <I>In particular, this
news release contains forward looking statements pertaining to, among other things: the completion, size, and timing of the Transaction
and Offering; the composition of the shareholdings of TransAlta Renewables upon completion of the Transaction; expectations and
plans for future growth; the completion and commissioning of the South Hedland power station and the anticipated costs thereof;
the proceeds received by TransAlta in consideration for the Transaction, including that</I> <I>proceeds will be used to reduce
indebtedness and strengthen TransAlta&#8217;s balance sheet; the share accretion at TransAlta Renewables as a result of this Transaction;
that the Transaction will provide greater financial flexibility for future growth opportunities for TransAlta; that TransAlta will
continue to manage and operate the Portfolio; and that the Transaction results in the creation of a stronger sponsored vehicle,
and positions TransAlta and TransAlta Renewables for future growth. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
pertaining to the Transaction and Offering, including risks associated with the receipt of regulatory and shareholder approvals,
the timing and cost of the construction and commissioning of the South Hedland project, weather, economic and competitive conditions,
changes in tax law and tax rate increases, exchange rates, interest rates, and other risk factors contained in TransAlta's annual
information form. Furthermore, unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made
as of the date of this news release, and TransAlta has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities regulations.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. &nbsp;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>About TransAlta Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>TransAlta is a power generation and wholesale
marketing company focused on creating long-term shareholder value. TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating
a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia. TransAlta&#8217;s focus is to efficiently
operate wind, hydro, natural gas and coal facilities in order to provide customers with a reliable, low-cost source of power.
For over 100 years,TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud contributor to the communities in which it works and
lives. TransAlta has been selected by Sustainalytics as one of Canada&#8217;s Top 50 Socially Responsible Companies since 2009
and is recognized globally for its leadership on sustainability and corporate responsibility standards by FTSE4Good. </I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">For more information:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt"><B><I>Media inquiries:</I></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt">Brent Ward</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt">Leanne Yohemas</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt">Director, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt">Senior Advisor, External Communications</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt">Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10.5pt">Cell: 587-437-3660</FONT></TD></TR>
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