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TOP100 PROJECTS
WATAYNIKANEYAP POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT
2023 Top100 Projects Rank: 39 Value: $1.9 billion
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RENEW CANADA – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023
WATAYNIKANEYAP POWER
THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH CARIBOU LAKE FIRST NATION celebrated its connection
to the province’s clean electricity grid after the energization of the
First Nation-led Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, ending
the community’s reliance on costly diesel generation. Earlier this
summer, Bearskin Lake First Nation also celebrated its connection to
the provincial grid.
“Congratulations to Wataynikaneyap Power and North Caribou
Lake First Nation on this extraordinary achievement in bringing
reliable, clean and a昀昀ordable electricity to the community,” said
Ontario’s Energy Minister Todd Smith. “Our government is proud to
support this First Nation-led project that is connecting communities
to Ontario’s clean grid, unlocking new opportunities for community
development.”
The Ontario Government is supporting the construction of the
Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project through a loan of up to
$1.34 billion for the project’s construction costs, enabling the project
to move forward.
Once completed, the project will connect more than 18,000 people
living in 16 remote First Nations across northwestern Ontario with a reliable, a昀昀ordable supply of electricity – the largest and most far-reaching First Nation grid connection project in Ontario’s history.
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