Hydro seeking proposals for Indigenous wind-energy projects
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Manitoba Hydro issued a request for proposals on Thursday asking vendors to pitch Indigenous majority-owned projects to help reach the Crown corporation’s goal of purchasing 600 megawatts of wind energy.
The RFP — the first under Hydro’s Indigenous Wind Call for Power plan — is seeking projects that will provide up to 200 megawatts of wind energy.
Adrien Sala, the minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro, described the RFP as “an important milestone as we build Manitoba’s energy future.”
The request process will close in the summer, the utility said in a news release Thursday.
The new wind resources expected in Manitoba will contribute extra supply of electricity to the province and support economic development and reconciliation, said Allan Danroth, president and CEO of Manitoba Hydro.
“We’re very excited to take this next step toward building Manitoba’s energy future.”
Manitoba Hydro is looking for wind projects that are majority owned by an Indigenous Nation, or multiple nations, in the province. The project must also connect to Manitoba Hydro’s grid within 20 kilometres of one of 14 electrical substations in southern Manitoba.
The RFP comes after the corporation received a “strong positive response” in its earlier request for suppliers in October. The majority of proponents that responded to that request were selected to move ahead in the procurement process, Hydro said Thursday.
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