(Source: Canada Newswire)
MONTREAL, July 12, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Kruger Energy Inc. today
announced that its affiliated company Kruger Energy Monteregie L.P.
(KEMONT) will begin construction of a wind farm in Monteregie this
August. The announcement was made during a press conference held at
the Saint-Isidore Town Hall and attended by Pierre Moreau, Minister
responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and MNA for
Chateauguay. The wind farm is slated to go on line in December 2012.
"We are very pleased to start the construction phase of this
project which has required several years of hard work and benefitted
from the collaboration of numerous stakeholders, including
municipalities, government authorities, owners of land on which the
wind turbines will be erected, and residents who turned out in large
numbers to take part in our public meetings," said Jean Roy, Vice
President and General Manager of Kruger Energy.
With a capacity of 100 MW, KEMONT's project will include 44 wind
turbines erected in five Monteregie municipalities: Mercier, Saint-
Constant, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Michel and Saint-Remi. The renewable
energy generated by the wind farm- enough to power the equivalent of
some 10,000 homes heated by electricity - will be sold to Hydro-
Quebec Distribution under a twenty-year contract.
The Company will be holding public information meetings beginning
on July 18, in order to inform local residents of the project's
various stages. The meeting schedule will be published in the local
newspapers. Construction will involve building 35 kilometres of
access roads and wind turbine foundations, installing a collector
network, building an electrical substation, erecting the wind
turbines and connecting the project to Hydro-Quebec's network.
Kruger Energy Inc. drew on several partners to carry out this
project: wind turbine manufacturer Enercon, general contracting firm
Black & McDonald, detail engineering firm S.M. Group International,
and civil contracting firm L.A. Hebert. In addition, Monteregie
companies that wish to offer goods and services during this project
are invited to join the supplier registry by completing the form at
www.projeteolienmonteregie.com.
KEMONT's project represents a $300-million investment that will
have significant direct and indirect economic benefits for the
region, such as the creation of 75 jobs during the 18-month
construction phase, as well as the creation of 8 to 10 permanent
jobs during the operating phase.
About Kruger Energy
Kruger Energy is a business unit of Kruger Inc. that specializes
in the development and management of green and renewable energy
power plants. Kruger and Kruger Energy own and operate over 30
production sites, ranging from hydroelectric and wind power plants
to biomass cogeneration and biogas plants, and whose total installed
capacity is approximately 425 MW.
About Kruger
Founded in 1904, Kruger Inc. is a major producer of publication
papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons
from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy and wines and
spirits. The Company is also a leader in paper and paperboard
recycling in North America. Kruger operates facilities in Quebec,
Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and the United
States.
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