Hydro-Québec is set to build an 8 MW solar photovoltaic plant in La Prairie and a 1.5 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Varennes, Canada.
The 8 MW solar PV plant located in La Prairie, features 26,000 solar panels, installed into over 150,000 square meters of land area and generates an annual output of 13 GWh. The 1.5 MW solar photovoltaic plant located at Hydro-Québec’s research institute, IREQ, in Varennes, The facility will consist of 4,600 solar panels, installed into over 56,000 m square meters of land area and generates an annual output of 2.6 GWh.
The construction of both solar projects is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2020 and scheduled to be completed in autumn of 2020. The two solar plants will generate enough to supply about 600 residential customers.
The Borea Construction, a subsidiary of Pomerleau, is selected to build the project. In addition, the Québec company Stace of Trois-Rivières will supply close to 4,000 solar panels for the generating station in La Prairie. The engineering firm Hatch is also involved in the project as the owner's engineer for Hydro-Québec.
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