"We are currently planning a project of up to 120MW in Northern Ontario, that is slated to be handed in under the new tendering procedures," a Wpd spokesman in Germany told Recharge.

Wpd's Canadian unit is developing the Silver Centre wind project jointly with the Timiskaming First Nation.

Ontario's Electricity System Operator (IESO) earlier this year had requested proposals by 1 September for 565MW in renewable generation, including 300MW of wind, in an effort to help reach the province's target of 10.7GW