Quebec's power generation future looks green and clean


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Quebec is a clean and green province with 17,338 megawatts (MW) of installed power generation capacity, of which 84% is produced by renewable energy sources (hydroelectric, wind and biomass).

Power generators are planning projects that would increase generation capacity by 42%, up to 24,678 MW.

About 99% of the new generation planned is from renewable sources, increasing the renewable energy from 14,572 MW to 21,888 MW or about 88% of the total generation.

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