Manitoba Hydro power lines are photographed just outside Winnipeg on May 1, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
Manitoba Hydro is moving ahead with plans to expand Indigenous majority-owned wind power in the province.
The Crown corporation issued a request for qualified suppliers this week to allow Hydro to purchase up to 600 megawatts of new wind energy through power purchase agreements. Each wind farm can generate up to 200 megawatts and must be majority-owned by one or more Indigenous Nations in Manitoba.
Qualified applicants will be eligible to submit full project proposals in future tenders. The submission period closes in January 2026.
“The new wind energy projects selected in this process will be an important component of Manitoba’s energy future and another step on the path to reconciliation with Indigenous Nations,” said Manitoba Hydro president and CEO Allan Danroth, in a release.
The utility has been developing the initiative since hosting a symposium earlier this year that brought together Indigenous organizations and renewable energy providers.
