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Canadian provincial utility Hydro-Quebec has announced that its 300 MW solar tender has been oversubscribed after receiving bids for 60 projects with a combined capacity of 481 MW.
The utility’s solar tender has been launched last Maywhich offers long-term electricity contracts for new solar projects with a maximum installed capacity of 25 MW that can be connected to the integrated network by the end of 2029.
The 60 bids are spread across 14 administrative regions of the province. Hydro-Quebec says about 40% of proposed projects involve the participation of a local municipality or indigenous community.
According to an update on the utility’s website, the bids will be evaluated in the coming months, with results expected to be announced in the first quarter of next year. The update adds that a maximum of 300 MW of projects will be selected.
The tender is one of the first steps Hydro-Quebec’s plan to Deploying 11 GW of clean energy by 2035, including 3 GW of solar energy, as first announced in May last year.
Last week, the electricity system operator in the Canadian province of Ontario approved twelve solar energy projects with a combined capacity of 915 MW through the long-term purchase of energy.
Earlier this year, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association said pv magazine Canada‘s cumulative solar capacity could increase to 21 GW by the middle of the next decade, an increase from the current 5.4 GW, largely driven by upcoming utility-scale tenders. The association added that nine of Canada’s provinces are hosting future calls.
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