PPAW 1 Wind Energy Centre

Province: Quebec

City/Region: Bas-Saint Laurent

Image Credit: Invenergy

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Project Rank

Project End: 2026

Project Type: Wind

Industry Sector: Energy

Project Amount: $1.1 billion

Funding Source: Public/Private

LEED Status: Certified

Previous Rankings

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About The Project

The Pohénégamook-Picard-Saint-Antonin-Wolastokuk (PPAW) Wind Energy Centre is a 350-megawatt wind energy project located in the Bas-Saint Laurent region in Quebec. The project was selected by Hydro-Quebec in 2023 to contribute to Quebec’s energy transition plan. PPAW 1 is expected to distribute $137 million to the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est, a consortium of 209 municipalities and territories in Eastern Quebec, from the Montmagny Regional County Municipality (RCM) to the Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, including the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation and the Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Project Owner: Invenegy / Allica Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est

P3 Team Members/Project Team: CRT-FGL Consortium (CRT Construction and Groupe Gilbert)

Other Key Players: Vestas (wind turbines); Marmen Énergie (wind towers); Pesca; BBA; Groupement forestier de Temiscouata and Waptok; Gervais Dube; Beton Provincial; RPF Ltee; Grues Guay; Transport Bellemare; Construction Marcel Charest et Fils

Financiers & Banks: Desjardins Group; National Bank of Canada; CIBC; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH