Private developers submit 31 proposals for Quebec sites
The Quebec Ministry of Energy and Natural resources received 31 proposals for hydro projects at seven sites. Offers were submitted in response to an announcement in July 1992 making eight sites available for private development. Bids were received for seven of the sites. Chute Martine on the Metabetchouane River was the most popular of the sites. Ten proposals were submitted for the 6.3-MW site. The flow of the river and the falls' height made this site very interesting for proposers,' said Ronald Gignac, of Quebec's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. One bid was made for 12 km de Waltham, a 9.9-MW site on the Noire; the 1.5-MW Saint-Elzear site on the Hall received two; and Chute Burroughs, 1.6 MW on the Nigger, received three bids. Four to six bids were made for each of the remaining sites: Saint-Alban, 3 MW, on the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade; Marches naturelles, 1.3 MW, Montmorency River; and Jean-Guerin, 1.2 MW on the Etchemin River. No proposals were submitted for the 1-MW Farnham site on the Yamaska River. Gignac said the ministry hopes to notify winning developers in February. Quebec's ongoing program is to open about 100 abandoned sites to private developers. In 1991, the province opened 13 sites for development and selected ten proposals totaling 28.4 MW. Hydro-Quebec subsequently chose the developers for contract talks.
- OSTI ID:
- 6696965
- Journal Information:
- Hydro Review; (United States), Journal Name: Hydro Review; (United States) Vol. 12:1; ISSN HYREE8; ISSN 0884-0385
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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