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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-23-001562
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231219
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231219

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSALTA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		231495839

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TRANSALTA PLACE
		STREET 2:		1400, 1100 - 1ST STREET S.E.
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2G 1B1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		403-267-2014

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TRANSALTA PLACE
		STREET 2:		1400, 1100 - 1ST STREET S.E.
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2G 1B1
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: center">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE&nbsp;13a-16 OR 15d-16<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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Commission File Number 001-15214</B></P>

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2M1</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:</P>

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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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0 3in"><B>TRANSALTA CORPORATION</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Todd Stack</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0">Date: December 19, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta Corporation Enters into Automatic Share
Purchase Plan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CALGARY, AB, Dec. 19, 2023 /CNW/ - TransAlta Corporation
(&quot;TransAlta&quot; or the &quot;Company<B>&quot;</B>) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that it has entered into an automatic
share purchase plan (&quot;ASPP&quot;) with its broker in order to facilitate repurchases of TransAlta's common shares (&quot;Common Shares&quot;)
under the Company's previously announced normal course issuer bid (&quot;NCIB&quot;).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The Company previously announced that it had received
approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (&quot;TSX&quot;) to purchase up to 14,000,000 of its Common Shares during the 12-month period
that commenced May 31, 2023 and terminates May 30, 2024. Purchases under the NCIB may be made through open market transactions on the
TSX and any alternative Canadian trading systems on which the Common Shares are traded, based on the prevailing market price. Since January
1, 2023, the Company has purchased 6,989,000 Common Shares purchased at a weighted average price per Common Share of $11.53 for an aggregate
value of approximately $81.0 million.&nbsp; Since the beginning of the current NCIB on May 31, 2023, the Company has purchased 871,100
at a weighted average price per Common Share of $10.92 for an aggregate value of approximately $9.6 million.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The Company believes that the prevailing price for
the Common Shares may not, from time to time, reflect the underlying value of the Common Shares and that the purchase of Common Shares
pursuant to the NCIB may be an attractive and appropriate use of available funds relative to other alternatives.&nbsp; The ASPP will facilitate
purchases under the NCIB as it will allow for purchases of Common Shares to be made at times when the Company would ordinarily not be
permitted to make purchases, whether due to regulatory restriction or customary self-imposed blackout periods. TransAlta is committed
to enhancing shareholder returns through appropriate capital allocation such as a share buyback and its quarterly dividend, which are
underpinned by the Company's strong free cash flow position.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Under the ASPP, the Company's broker may purchase
Common Shares from the effective date of the ASPP until the end of the NCIB.&nbsp; The ASPP will facilitate purchases of Common Shares
under the NCIB by authorizing the Company's broker to make purchases at its sole discretion based on parameters set by the Company in
accordance with TSX rules, applicable law and the terms of the ASPP.&nbsp; Outside of periods that the Company is restricted from purchasing
Common Shares pursuant to insider trading rules or its own internal trading blackout policies, Common Shares may also be purchased based
on management's discretion, in compliance with TSX rules and applicable law.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">All purchases of Common Shares made under the ASPP
will be included in determining the number of Common Shares purchased under the NCIB. Any Common Shares purchased by the Company pursuant
to the NCIB will be cancelled. &nbsp;The Company is not currently in possession of any material undisclosed information in relation to
the Company.&nbsp; &nbsp;The ASPP has been pre-cleared by the TSX and will be effective on January 1, 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The ASPP will terminate on the earliest of the date
on which: (a) the maximum purchase limits under the ASPP are reached; (b) February 24, 2024; or (c) the Company terminates the ASPP in
accordance with its terms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B><I>About TransAlta Corporation</I></B><I>:</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>TransAlta owns, operates and develops a diverse
fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder value. TransAlta
provides municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers with clean, affordable, energy efficient and reliable
power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada's largest producers of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydro-electric power. For
over 112 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud member of the communities where we operate and where our employees
work and live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and its climate change strategy with CDP
(formerly Climate Disclosure Project) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. TransAlta has
achieved a 68 per cent reduction in GHG emissions or 22 million tonnes since 2015 and has received scores of A- from CDP and AA from MSCI.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Note: All financial figures are in Canadian dollars
unless otherwise indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/transalta-corporation-enters-into-automatic-share-purchase-plan-302019127.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">SOURCE TransAlta Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2023/19/c6022.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">%CIK: 0001144800</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information: </B>Investor Inquiries: Phone: 1-800-387-3598
in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries: Phone: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CO: TransAlta Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CNW 10:05e 19-DEC-23</P>

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