Etiket: HydroQuébec
Hydro-Québec: Sabia swaps Brochu’s Tesla for a hybrid Volvo
The new CEO of Hydro-Québec, Michael Sabia, did not want the Tesla of his predecessor, Sophie Brochu. The state-owned company has just bought him a luxury hybrid Volvo SUV for…
Life, the city | In the Hydro-Québec archives
Our journalist travels around Greater Montreal to talk about people, events or places that make the heart of their neighborhood beat. Posted at 1:13 a.m. Updated at 7:30 a.m. “Here,…
Hydro-Québec union members fear the privatization of electricity production
Some 16,000 Hydro-Québec union members are preparing for the launch, next Monday, of an advertising campaign against the privatization of electricity production in Quebec. The Minister of Economy and Energy,…
Hydro-Québec unions fear its privatization
The largest Hydro-Québec employee unions are launching an advertising campaign to express their fears about what they perceive to be the Legault government’s intentions to privatize the state-owned company. Posted…
Southern Quebec | 28,000 Hydro-Québec customers deprived of electricity
A little more than 28,000 Hydro-Québec customers were in the dark Monday noon, as a mixture of snow and freezing rain fell on southern Quebec and complicated travel. Posted at…
Hydro-Québec must improve the resilience of its electricity distribution network.
In the space of a week, residents of certain regions of Quebec experienced two episodes of snow accompanied by power outages affecting up to 100,000 citizens. Hydro-Québec defends the resilience…
No privatization of Hydro-Québec, assures Legault
The Prime Minister assures that Hydro-Québec will remain a jewel that belongs to all Quebecers, even if companies build and produce “their own electricity.” “There is so much work, so…
Hydro-Québec has planned annual residential rate increases not exceeding 3% until 2035
The CEO of Hydro-Québec believes that the state-owned company must once again become an ambitious organization focused on economic development for future generations. To achieve this, Michael Sabia is banking…
Hydro-Québec is concerned about the availability and cost of labor
The availability of labor is the most important challenge on the difficult path of Hydro-Québec’s titanic development plan, which will require tens of billions of investments to increase its electricity…
Nearly 119,000 Hydro-Québec subscribers deprived of power Monday morning
Nearly 119,000 Quebec homes were without electricity around 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to Hydro-Québec. The two regions most affected by these power outages were those of Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, with…
Hydro-Québec | Less water, less profit
The low water level in Hydro-Québec’s reservoirs forced the state-owned company to reduce its exports, which caused its net profit to fall by $500 million, or 58%, in the third…
Hydro-Québec profits fall by 500 million
The low water level in Hydro-Québec’s reservoirs forced the state-owned company to reduce its exports, which caused its net profit to fall by $500 million in the third quarter. Published…
Green hydrogen in Shawinigan | A denationalization of Hydro-Québec?
TES Canada’s self-production electricity project for commercial purposes contravenes the law which protects Hydro-Québec’s monopoly and constitutes a first step towards the denationalization of the state-owned company, according to environmental…
Investment plan | Hydro-Québec has just “woken up” the other provinces, according to Innergex
(Montreal) Hydro-Québec’s investment plan could “wake up” the other Canadian provinces which will also have to invest massively in renewable energies, hopes the boss of Innergex. Published at 11:15 a.m.…
Significant increase in Hydro-Québec rates | “We will never do that,” says Legault
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos (Québec) François Legault s’est engagé à ne « jamais » hausser les tarifs d’électricité au-delà de l’inflation ou d’un plafond de 3 %. Un projet…
Hydro-Québec residential rates will “never” increase by more than 3%, promises François Legault
Hydro-Québec’s residential rates will never increase by more than 3% per year, Prime Minister François Legault promised Wednesday. In an exchange with the co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the…
Hydro-Québec residential rates will “never” increase by more than 3%, promises François Legault
Residential rates at Hydro-Québec will never increase by more than 3% per year, Prime Minister François Legault promised Wednesday. In an exchange with the co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois,…
Northvolt is not Hydro-Québec | The duty
Mr Prime Minister, On September 28, 2023, the CAQ government announced financial assistance of $3 billion to the private Swedish company Northvolt. It will also receive financial assistance from the…
One more step for the Hydro-Québec line between Quebec and New York
(New York) Prime Minister François Legault participated Tuesday morning in the announcement of the start of construction of the New York converter station for the Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission…
Wind power call for tenders | Hydro-Québec receives 16 bids
Hydro-Québec, which wants to buy 1,500 megawatts of wind energy, received proposals totaling double the order, or more than 3,000 megawatts at the close of its call for tenders. Updated…