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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-17-000116
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170126
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170127
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170126

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:		17550791

	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 January 2017</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 &ldquo;M&rdquo;, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M1</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form 20-F &#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form 40-F &#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____</FONT></P>

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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The document listed below as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K is a
copy of the Registrant&rsquo;s news release dated January 26, 2017 announcing &ldquo;TransAlta Announces Sale of Jointly Owned
Wintering Hills Facility&rdquo;</P>

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<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">&ldquo;TransAlta Announces Sale of Jointly Owned Wintering Hills Facility&rdquo;</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>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>TransAlta Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><I>/s/ Donald Tremblay</I></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Donald Tremblay</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 9.9pt 0 0">Date: January 26, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></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">Press release dated January 26, 2017 announcing &ldquo;TransAlta Announces Sale of Jointly Owned Wintering Hills Facility&rdquo;</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>TransAlta Announces Sale of Interest in Wintering Hills
Facility</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CALGARY, Jan. 26, 2017 /CNW/ - TransAlta Corporation (&quot;TransAlta&quot;)
(TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) has announced the sale of its 51 per cent interest in the Wintering Hills merchant wind facility for approximately
$61 million. Proceeds from the sale will be used for general corporate purposes, including to reduce debt and to fund future renewables
growth, including potential contracted renewable opportunities in Alberta. &nbsp;The sale is expected to close in the first quarter
of 2017 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. TransAlta acquired
the interest in Wintering Hills in 2015 in connection with the restructuring of the arrangements associated with its Poplar Cree
co-generation facility.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">&quot;The sale of our interest in Wintering Hills will not
materially impact our EBITDA, funds from operations (FFO) or free cash flow (FCF) guidance for 2017,&quot; commented Donald Tremblay,
Chief Financial Officer. &quot;TransAlta, as Canada's and Alberta's largest wind operator, remains committed to the expansion of
its renewables fleet in Alberta&quot;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">The Wintering Hills facility was commissioned in 2011, is
located near Drumheller, Alberta, and consists of 55 GE, 1.6 MW wind turbines with average annual production, net to TransAlta,
of approximately 143GWh.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><B><I>About TransAlta Corporation:</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><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's focus is to efficiently operate wind, hydro,
solar, 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 recognized on CDP's Canadian Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), which includes Canada's top 20 leading companies
reporting on climate change, and has been selected by Corporate Knights as one of Canada's Top 50 Best Corporate Citizens and is
recognized globally for its leadership on sustainability and corporate responsibility standards by FTSE4Good. </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><I>For more information about TransAlta, visit our web site
at transalta.com, or follow us on Twitter @TransAlta.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><B><I>Forward-Looking Statements&nbsp; </I></B><I><BR>
This news release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding:
the sale of the Wintering Hills merchant wind facility and the timing thereof; the use of proceeds to be received in connection
with such sale; and the impact such sale is expected to have on EBITDA, FFO and FCF guidance. These statements are based on TransAlta's
belief and assumptions based on information available at the time the assumptions were made. These statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements. Some of the factors that could cause such differences include failure to satisfy the conditions to the closing of the
transaction, including regulatory approvals being satisfied or met, legislative or regulatory developments, weather, economic and
competitive conditions and other risk factors contained in the Company's annual information form. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which reflect TransAlta's expectations only as of the date of this news
release. TransAlta disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Note: All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless
otherwise indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">SOURCE TransAlta Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the
following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2017/26/c5164.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">%CIK: 0001144800</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information:</B> Investor Inquiries: Jaeson Jaman,
Manager, Investor Relations, Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries:
Stacey Hatcher, Manager, Communications, Phone: Toll-free media number: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CO: TransAlta Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CNW 09:00e 26-JAN-17</P>

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