The state-owned company launched a call for tenders on March 31 for 1,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity from wind sources, and it received double the number of bids, or 3,034 MW.
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Hydro-Québec will evaluate the submissions over the coming months. Once signed, the contracts must be approved by the Régie de l’énergie and the promoters will be responsible for obtaining the required authorizations and permits. Electricity deliveries must begin no later than December 1, 2027, December 1, 2028 or December 1, 2029, according to the company’s press release.
Hydro-Québec says it worked with the firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton for the call for tenders, the evaluation of bids and the awarding of electricity purchase contracts.
Remember that Hydro anticipates growth in Quebec demand of 14% between 2022 and 2023, or 25 terawatt hours.
Quebec relies on existing parks
Last week, the Legault government also announced that it wanted to buy the energy from existing wind farms. The measure aims to extend the purchase of electricity from certain supply contracts, the contract of which expires by 2032.
The Journal learned that the wind farms concerned are:
· Baie-des-Sables;
· L’Anse-à-Valleau;
· Carleton;
· Saint-Ulric – Saint-Léandre;
· Mont-Louis;
· Dry Mountain;
· Gros Morne;
· Plateau 1;
· Montérégie;
· Saint-Robert-Bellarmine.