PPAW1 Wind Farm: A Major, Highly Complex Project Advancing on Schedule

RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Québec. (October 16, 2025) – The partners behind the Pohénégamook–Picard–Saint-Antonin–Wolastokuk (PPAW) wind farm, Invenergy and the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est, provided an update today during a site visit highlighting the project’s progress. Construction is advancing on schedule, in full compliance with environmental commitments, and with a focus on maximizing local and regional economic benefits. The project is scheduled to be commissioned to begin delivering electricity to Hydro-Quebec by December 2026.

The event was held in the presence of Amélie Dionne, Minister of Tourism, Minister Responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region and Member of the National Assembly for Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata; Mathieu Rivest, MNA for Côte-du-Sud; Michel Lagacé, prefect of the Regional County Municipality of Rivière-du-Loup and President of the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est; as well as representatives from Invenergy, Marmen Énergie, and general contractor CRT-FGL.

Since the start of the year, land clearing has been completed by a local company and a Wolastoqey-owned business. Work on access roads, work areas, and wind turbine foundations is well underway. Deliveries of components from the Port of Gros-Cacouna to the storage yard in Saint-Antonin along Highway 85 are nearly complete, while transport of tower sections manufactured by Marmen Énergie in Matane began in September. Each day, more than 400 workers converge on the site, where the work sequence is both complex and meticulously coordinated. A particularly impressive and delicate phase began in recent weeks with the assembly of the wind turbine towers. The construction team’s goal for the season is to erect three of the six tower sections for about twenty of the 56 turbines. The remaining assembly operations will continue in 2026.

Under the direction of CRT-FGL, a consortium of Québec-based firms from Lévis and Saguenay serving as general contractor, all supplier teams have demonstrated exceptional discipline in executing and sequencing the work to ensure compliance with health and safety measures, environmental commitments, and the construction schedule leading to commissioning of the wind facility in December 2026.

PPAW by the Numbers

56 wind turbines
Generation capacity of 347 MW
1.1 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity
$1.1 billion in total investment
$45 million in guaranteed payments to host MRCs and municipalities
$137 million in distributions to shareholders of the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est
Equivalent of 350 full-time jobs over two years (with more than 400 workers currently on-site)

Quotes

“We are immensely proud to see this major project taking shape and generating such strong benefits. Even prouder that it was the catalyst for the restart of Marmen Énergie’s Matane plant, helping create a local supply chain and 130 quality jobs — all while providing our state-owned enterprise, Hydro-Québec, and its customers with highly competitive pricing,” said Louis Robert, Vice President, Renewable Energy Development, Invenergy.

“Our entire team is mobilized to deliver energy on time and make this an exemplary project on social, environmental, and community fronts — as well as an economic driver for host communities and for all of Eastern Québec. Once again, we’re proving that a wind project can fit beautifully within our region, and that our equitable partnership model is key to strong social acceptance,” added Michel Lagacé, President of the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est.

The PPAW wind project was awarded Best Renewable Energy Project at Nergica’s Renewable Energy Symposium last June and was also a finalist for Canada’s Innovative Clean Energy Project of the Year, presented by the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA).

About Invenergy

Invenergy is a leading privately-held developer, owner, and operator of wind, solar, natural gas, and advanced energy story projects. With its Canadian headquarters in Toronto,and a regional office in Montreal, Invenergy has successfully developed more than 210 projects across its global portfolio and invested over $1 billion in the Canadian economy in the last 8 years.

About Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est

Bringing together 209 municipalities and territories, from the Montmagny RCM to the Magdalen Islands, as well as the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation, the Eastern Energy Alliance ensures the participation of the communities of Eastern Quebec in renewable electricity production projects on their territories.

The Alliance reflects the local desire to take control and increase its participation in the energy development of Eastern Quebec, thus providing the local community with the means to achieve its ambitions, while promoting better planning of the territory and its energy production and transportation infrastructure. It is this same vision that has allowed Eastern Quebec to stand out nationally as a leader in innovation, development, and the utilization of the collective wealth represented by renewable energies.