The move requires a government decree. The go-ahead is expected before provincial elections are called in September or perhaps early October. Charest , a Liberal, is expected to seek an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in Quebec.
“We are very confident the tenders will go forward,” Jean-Frédérick Legendre, regional director for Quebec at the Canadian Wind Energy Association, tells Recharge.
Charest’s government during his first term approved a 2006-2015 strategy that calls for the province to diversify its energy portfolio with heavy emphasis on incorporating wind power.
