EDF Energies Nouvelles completes the one gigawatt wind power program in Quebec with the commissioning of the Mont-Rothery wind farm

The Mont-Rothery wind farm is located in the Regional County Municipalities (MRC) of La Haute-Gaspésie and La Côte-de-Gaspé in the province of Quebec. With an installed capacity of 74 MW, it is made up of 37 turbines with a unit capacity of 2 MW.

The electricity generated by this new installation corresponds to the annual energy consumption of around 15,000 homes. It is supplied to Hydro-Québec Distribution under a 20-year electricity purchase contract.

The operation and maintenance of the park will be ensured by EDF Renewable Services Inc. Canada, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles dedicated to this activity.

Mont-Rothery is the last in the series of seven wind farms* developed, built and commissioned by EDF EN Canada following two calls for tenders launched by Hydro-Québec Distribution in 2008 and 2010 and relating to a program of a gigawatt.

With the finalization of this one gigawatt program in Quebec, the local subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles has already produced a total of 1,374 MW in Canada. To this will be added the completion of a 224 MW project won during a new call for tenders from Hydro-Québec Distribution in 2015.

*Seven wind farms commissioned by EDF EN Canada, between October 2012 and December 2015 on behalf of Hydro-Québec Distribution:

• Saint-Robert-Bellarmin (80 MW)
• Southern Massif (150 MW)
• Lac-Alfred (300 MW) 
• Granite (24.6 MW)
• La Mitis (24.6 MW)
• Rivière-du-Moulin (350 MW)
• Mont-Rothery (74 MW)