Etiket: HydroQuébec
Wind producers are scrambling to supply Hydro-Québec
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…
Dam projects at Hydro-Québec | “Prepare yourself,” warns Legault
Quebecers must prepare to see electric dam projects multiply with Michael Sabia at the head of Hydro-Québec, François Legault warned on Friday. Posted at 12:12 p.m. Updated at 12:50 p.m.…
Hydro-Québec | Two leaders get more responsibility
The new boss of Hydro-Québec, Michael Sabia, is reshuffling the cards a little at the senior management of the state-owned company and giving more responsibilities to two leaders. Posted at…
Severe thunderstorms | Nearly 207,000 Hydro-Québec customers in the dark
(Montreal) The restoration of electricity service was slow Friday morning in Quebec for the tens of thousands of customers who were still deprived of it. Posted at 6:31 a.m. Updated…
200,000 Hydro-Québec customers still without electricity
Just over 200,000 Hydro-Quebec subscribers remained without power shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Friday due to the elements that raged during the previous hours. The Montreal region remained the most…
Severe thunderstorms | Another 217,000 Hydro-Québec customers in the dark
(Montreal) Just under 217,000 Hydro-Quebec subscribers remained without power shortly after 5 a.m. on Friday due to the elements that raged during the previous hours. Posted at 6:31 a.m. The…
Hydro-Québec and parasitic capitalism
The author reacts to our interview with Montreal Economic Institute researcher Gabriel Giguère published on July 6, 20231. Posted at 12:55 a.m. Updated at 12:00 p.m. Joannie Ouellette PhD student…
Resources | The old idea that could give Hydro-Québec a boost
The growing appetite for renewable electricity could revive an old technology that has fallen into oblivion: pumped-reserve hydropower plants, which even interest Hydro-Québec. Posted at 1:17 a.m. Updated at 5:00…
Hydro-Québec outage for more than 200,000 Montrealers in the heat wave
More than 200,000 Montrealers are without electricity (and therefore fans and air conditioning), Thursday afternoon, while the metropolis is going through an episode of intense heat. This represents about a…
Forest fires | Problematic fires for Hydro-Québec
The drought that is burning the forests of the north has not emptied the reservoirs of Hydro-Quebec, but it complicates the activities of its employees on site, some of whom…
Interim CEO Pierre Despars leaves Hydro-Québec
Pierre Despars, who had been acting as head of Hydro-Québec since the departure of Sophie Brochu, did not wait for the arrival of Michael Sabia on 1er August and left…
Pierre Despars leaves Hydro-Québec before the arrival of Michael Sabia
The interim president and CEO of Hydro-Québec, Pierre Despars, will not be acting until the arrival of Michael Sabia. The Crown corporation quietly announced that Mr. Despars had announced his…
Decarbonization of buildings | Hydro-Québec must be an ally and not a hindrance
The government and Hydro-Québec must quickly clarify their orientations regarding the place of gas in our development and support municipalities in the decarbonization of buildings instead of criticizing them. Confusion…
Michael Sabia will win $639,000 at Hydro-Québec
(Montreal) The new boss of Hydro-Quebec, Michael Sabia, will receive an annual salary of $639,000, not including performance bonuses. Posted at 10:38 a.m. Stephane Rolland The Canadian Press The information…
Solar energy wants to come to the rescue of Hydro-Québec
Quebec cannot deprive itself of the great potential of the roofs of available buildings which, once equipped with solar panels, could supply up to 25% of Hydro-Québec’s future electricity needs,…
Hydro-Québec and the place of the private sector
Last week, the private sector made its place in the public debate, in particular, since Michael Sabia – a leading player in the privatization of Canadian National (CN) – officially…
With the end of surpluses at Hydro-Québec, will we run out of electricity in 2027?
This text is part of the special Energies section There has been electricity in the air in the country since the unveiling, a year ago, of Hydro-Québec’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan,…
More than 250,000 Hydro-Québec subscribers without electricity
More than 250,000 Hydro-Quebec customers across the territory were without power on Thursday afternoon due to outages related to forest fires. These fires in the Côte-Nord region mean that two…
Michael Sabia officially named CEO of Hydro-Québec
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday formalized the appointment of Michael Sabia as CEO of Hydro-Québec to replace Sophie Brochu. He will take up his new duties from 1er august.…
Michael Sabia officially appointed head of Hydro-Québec
The appointment of Michael Sabia at the head of Hydro-Québec, formalized on Wednesday by the Council of Ministers, was presented as a factor in the transformation of the state-owned company…