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BOSTON | The Legault government will try to cancel 12 energy projects that it considers unnecessary and that would cost nearly $ 3.2 billion in electricity purchases, if they all materialized.
"I read your article this morning. Are there clauses that allow us to go out or [to] pay penalties to avoid paying for the entire contract? These are things we will watch, "said the Prime Minister, Thursday, during a press briefing on the sidelines of an economic mission in Boston.
François Legault is against the Apuiat wind project on the North Shore. But Le Journa reported Thursday that Quebec is left with 12 other energy projects that will cost $ 3.2 billion in electricity purchases, despite energy surpluses. These projects cost even more than Apuiat, more than 11.7 cents per kilowatt hour on average.
"It is clear that these contracts are not necessary, since we are in surplus at Hydro-Québec for the next 20 years. We would have to see if there are clauses that allow the contracts to be terminated, "said Mr. Legault.
"Hydro-Québec opens the floodgates to throw water that could have given electricity. It is sad, when we see that we have these contracts that are very expensive, it was bad decisions. I want to see among other things in the Apuiat file if there is a way out, "said the Prime Minister.
Almost all of these projects have missed deadlines and are behind schedule, which would allow Hydro-Québec to tear them up.
"To the extent that these delays arise from factors external to the supplier, the distributor accepts in practice to defer, without giving up, its right to terminate the contracts," explained the spokesman of HQ, Serge Tsoto.
Certain to sell to Americans
In addition, François Legault said he was 70% sure that an interconnection project would be completed through Maine to allow Hydro-Québec to conclude a lucrative electricity export contract to Massachusetts, with a profit. annual $ 500 million.
He met Wednesday with a member of the transition team of Democrat Janet Mills, who won the election as governor of the US state.
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