CIB Commits $24M To Renewable Energy Project In Northern Que. - Canadian Manufacturing

CIB commits $24M to renewable energy project in remote Quebec First Nation – ReNew Canada

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed a $24-million loan to support the Atikamekw of Opitciwan, a remote First Nation community in Northern Quebec, in its energy transition aimed at significantly reducing diesel as its primary energy source. Onimiskiw Opitciwan Limited Partnership will construct and operate the 4.8-megawatt Centrale de cogénération d’Opitciwan. The facility will generate electricity by burning bark, sawdust and woodchi…

CIB Commits $24M To Renewable Energy Project In Northern Que. - Canadian Manufacturing

A group of eight people wearing hard hats participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the future forest biomass cogeneration plant in Opitciwan, holding shovels in front of a large sign. (CNW Group/Canada Infrastructure Bank) OPITCIWAN — The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed a $24-million loan to support the Atikamekw of Opitciwan, a remote First Nation community in Northern Quebec, in its energy transition aimed at reducing diesel …