Thursday, March 20, 2025
Charting the future at the 2025 Canadian Construction Conference
The future of the Canadian construction sector was always at the forefront of all discussions during the first day of sessions at the annual Canadian…
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec investing $1.25B to modernize the largest power station in Saint-Maurice
Hydro-Québec announced it will begin modernization work on the Trenche generating station on the Saint-Maurice River. $1.25 billion will be invested by 2034 to ensure…
NL and Quebec sign historic energy partnership agreement
Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec have signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for hydroelectric generation in Labrador. The resulting proposed partnership will create a…
Hydro-Québec announces $9B wind farm in Chamouchouane region
The Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation, the Atikamekw of Wemotaci, the Domaine-du-Roy MRC and Hydro-Québec announced a partnership for the development of the Chamouchouane zone in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean,…
Victoriaville and Cleo to launch V2X electric vehicle charging stations
The City of Victoriaville, in partnership with Cleo, a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is poised to make history in the Canadian municipal sector. Together, they are…
Stantec selected to design new biomass cogeneration plant for Quebec First Nation
Stantec announced it has been selected by the Onimiskiw Opitciwan Limited Partnership to design the future biomass cogeneration plant for the Atikamekw community of Opitciwan…
OPG completes refurbishment of historic turntable at Chats Falls station
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced that the historic 93-year-old turntable at the Chats Falls Generating Station (GS) is revolving smoothly once again thanks to its…
Hydro-Québec announces commissioning of Micoua-Saguenay transmission line
Hydro-Québec announced the commissioning of the new 735 kilovolt (kV) Micoua-Saguenay line which will contribute to the reliability of Quebec’s electricity transmission network. This…
Hydro-Québec inaugurates Romaine hydroelectric complex project
Hydro-Québec announced the inauguration of the Romaine complex, its largest hydroelectric complex since Baie-James. Its four generating stations have now all been commissioned. The complex…
Champlain Hudson Power Express celebrates start of construction on converter station
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, alongside United States Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk, Premier of Quebec Francois Legault, Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer of…
Construction to start on Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of construction of the 546-kilometre Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line, being developed by Transmission Developers…
Hydro-Québec takes next steps toward building new substation in Montreal
Hydro-Québec and the Ville de Montréal have moved one step closer to building the new Hochelaga substation and preserving the wooded area known as the…
SNC-Lavalin joins Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project
SNC-Lavalin announced it has been awarded an Owners Engineering mandate from Transmission Developers for the Champlain Hudson Power Express project, a high voltage direct transmission…
Hydro-Québec selected to partner with NY state to help clean energy transition
New York authorities have selected the Champlain Hudson Power Express project (CHPE) to deliver clean hydropower into the heart of New York City. This 1,250-megawatt (MW) influx…
Hydro-Québec launches a pilot project to support the electrification of school buses
Hydro-Québec announced a pilot project with Autobus Groupe Séguin, a Québec-based, family-owned company that operates in the field of school and chartered transportation. Autobus Groupe…
The Lac-Mégantic microgrid: a window on the technologies of the future
Hydro-Québec and the city of Lac-Mégantic are inaugurating the energy microgrid in Lac-Mégantic’s new downtown. In the wake of the July 2013 rail disaster, the city of…
Hydro-Québec inaugurates its first two solar generating stations
For the first time in Hydro-Québec’s history, solar power is now supplying the company’s grid. Gabrielle-Bodis generating station, located in La Prairie, and Robert-A.-Boyd generating…
Civil engineering work begun on Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital site
The Société québécoise des Infrastructures (SQI) recently awarded a $4 million contract to ALI Excavation Group for the preparatory work on the site of the…
Milestone Achieved for Appalaches-Maine Interconnection Line project
The Quebec government has given the green light to the Appalaches–Maine Interconnection Line project. This decision follows a 20-month environmental assessment process and a sustained…
Quebec proceeds with historic Apuiat wind farm project
The Quebec government and local Innu communities are moving forward with a historic partnership that will enable the large-scale Apuiat wind farm project to become…
Geothermal energy pilot project launched for Quebec schools
The Quebec government is working to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve building energy efficiency through Project Alliance – an initiative focused on the…
Financial closing of the Innavik hydro project in Quebec
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and the Pituvik Landholding Corporation announced the closing of a $92.8 million non-recourse construction and term project financing with The Manufacturers…
Hydro-Québec to refurbish Carillon generating station
Hydro-Québec will invest $750 million to refurbish its Carillon generating station, mainly to replace six generating units. The investment also covers the cost of civil…
Hydro-Québec, NB Power announce new agreements
The CEOs of Hydro-Québec and NB Power, Éric Martel and Gaëtan Thomas, have announced the signing of three partnership and development agreements. Under these agreements,…