US EditionConstruction work officially begins on $3-billion wind farm northeast of Quebec City
The first two phases will add 800 megawatts and power 140,000 homes, with 500 workers expected during construction, Hydro-Québec said.
- On Tuesday, construction on the Des Neiges wind farm officially launched northeast of Quebec City with a $3 billion investment spanning 1,600 square kilometres.
- The first two phases will comprise 114 turbines generating 800 Megawatts of wind energy, enough to power 140,000 homes while employing 500 workers during construction.
- Quebec Premier François Legault stated, "If we act intelligently, the next century could be Quebec's century from an economic standpoint," as the project supports Hydro-Québec's goal of adding 10,000 MW by 2035.
- Representatives from the Innu and Wendat communities attended the news conference, where Wendat Chief Pierre Picard spoke of a "respectful partnership process" regarding the initiative.
- Legault emphasized global energy competition, telling reporters in Beaupré, Que., "Every country, including Donald Trump's country, is seeking energy," describing it as a race occurring worldwide.
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Construction work officially begins on $3-billion wind farm northeast of Quebec City
BEAUPRÉ — Construction on a major wind farm northeast of Quebec City has been officially launched, with an investment of $3 billion. The first two phases of the Des Neiges wind farm — the southern sector and the Charlevoix sector — will comprise a total of 114 turbines and generate 800 Megawatts of wind energy, […]
Some wind turbines will encroach on caribou habitat.
In what could be one of his last announcements as Prime Minister, François Legault officially launched work on two phases of a wind farm in Charlevoix, which could eventually be the largest in Canada, with an investment of $3 billion.
Québec inaugurates the start of work at Des Neiges wind farms. The post A wind farm in Charlevoix could become Canada's largest appeared first on Les Affaires.
The Government of Quebec highlighted the launch of Canada's largest wind farm with the official start of the Des Neiges wind farms – Sector South and Sector Charlevoix. Quebec Premier François Legault, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy and Minister of Labour Jean Boulet, Minister of Public Safety and Minister responsible for First Nations and Inuit Relations Ian Lafrenière, and Member of Parliament for Charlevoix-Côte-de-Beaupré, Karian…
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