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By Anna Guy
he morning we spoke with David Murray, Chief Operating
Officer and President of Hydro-Québec Production, he was
coming back from announcing the milestone, $613 million
Tinvestment into the rejuvenation of the Rapide-Blanc
powerhouse, located north of the city of Trois-Rivières. The Rapide-Blanc
A Legacy of Forward Thinking power plant, originally built in the 1930’s, will be retrofit with new turbines,
the station's six generating units and to rehabilitate the building, auxiliary
electrical and mechanical systems, intake and spillway gates.
The project underscores Hydro-Québec’s mandate in 2019: celebrating
the past, investing for the future, and an unwavering focus on generating
clean and renewable energy.
"This work will allow the generating station to contribute to meeting
Québec's energy needs for the next 50 years while remaining profitable,”
says Murray, “and highlights one of the many advantages hydropower has
to offer: reliable, continuous energy generation over the long term."
“Hydro-Québec currently generates 99.8 per cent clean energy,” says
Murray. “But 99.8 per cent is still not good enough for us.”
Hydro-Québec is uniquely positioned to be part of the solution to the
major challenges North America faces in reducing GHG emissions and
ensuring a secure supply of electricity. Québec hydropower offers a
double advantage to markets outside the province: reduced greenhouse
gas emissions and very stable prices.
Murray says Hydro-Québec has a great opportunity to export and to
help other regions meet their carbon reduction targets. With an export
capability of 8,200 MW, Hydro-Québec has been selling clean, reliable
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