DIEPPE, N.B.– Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault claims Ottawa will certainly invest greater than $1 billion on expanding New Brunswick’s tidy power grid.
The government preacher informed a media occasion in Dieppe, N.B., that Ottawa will certainly sustain as much as 670 megawatts of Indigenous- led wind tasks with nearly $1 billion in costs.
It will certainly likewise invest $25 million on the 25-megawatt Neweg Energy wind task in Kings County with a collaboration with New Brunswick Mi’kmaq First Nations.
The federal government will certainly place one more $25 million towards NB Power’s very early growth job to produce as much as 600 megawatts in power capability at the existing Point Lepreau Nuclear Generation Station.
Guilbeault likewise stated Ottawa has actually devoted to sustaining the conversion of the Belledune Generating Station from coal-fired power to biomass.
The preacher stated Sunday that the financial investment notes a “very exciting day” for the district.
“Our two governments are united by a common goal of building a clean grid in New Brunswick that can power homes and businesses with clean, reliable and affordable electricity,” Guilbeault stated in a declaration.
This record by The Canadian Press was very first releasedDec 8, 2024.
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