GE Energy To Supply Wind Turbines

Oct. 8, 2004
GE Energy has been selected to supply up to 660 wind turbines, totaling 990 megawatts of wind-generated electricity, for eight projects in Quebec to be placed on line between years 2006 and 2012.

GE Energy has been selected to supply up to 660 wind turbines, totaling 990 megawatts of wind-generated electricity, for eight projects in Quebec to be placed on line between years 2006 and 2012.

An announcement by Hydro-Quebec today marked the largest single award for new wind generation capacity in the history of the global wind energy industry. As a result of the proposal award, GE Energy will supply 740 megawatts of wind turbines to Cartier Wind Energy and 250 megawatts of wind turbines to Northland Power Inc./Northland Power Income Fund, both named as winning bidders.

Over the course of six years, GE’s wind turbines will be installed at several locations, including Baie-des-Sables, St-Ulric/St-Leandre, Les Mechins, Mont Louis, Ste-Madeleine-de-la-Riviere-Madeleine, Cloridorme, Gaspe and Carleton. The power generated will be provided to Hydro-Quebec Distribution, the utility’s retail division, for distribution throughout Quebec.