EDF Renewables North America announced today that Hydro-Québec has selected three of its wind projects totalling 570MW under two calls for tenders launched in December 2021.
The winners include the 270MW Madawaska Wind Project in partnership with Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est and Hydro-Québec located in the Lower St. Lawrence region in the Regional County Municipality of Témiscouata.
The successful 180MW Forêt Domaniale Wind Project is being developed with Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est and is located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in the Regional County Municipality of Montmagny.
The final scheme is the 120MW Haute-Chaudière Wind Project in partnership with the Regional County Municipality of Granit located in the Eastern Townships region.
The sites are scheduled for commissioning in December 2026.
The selected projects will contribute to meeting EDF’s CAP 2030 strategy which aims at doubling its global net renewable energy capacity from 28GW to 60GW, between 2015 and 2030.
Vice president for development Canada and Northeastern US at EDF Renewables Stephane Desdunes said: “EDF Renewables is proud to further its development efforts in Quebec by continuing to work in partnership with the local community to propose innovative and promising projects for the host communities and for Quebec as a whole.
“We are convinced that the success of sites depends first and foremost on collaboration with the host communities and we are proud to continue our work in this sense.”
“Hydro-Québec’s participation in the Madawaska wind project partnership is a concrete demonstration of the importance the government places on the energy transition in Quebec.”