Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for taking the time to join us.
I’ll pick up where Mr. Martel left off.
I spend a lot of time with mining developers, among others, in Quebec. One question comes up all the time: Do you have an allocated block of electricity?
I understand what you’re saying about current demand and the capacity to meet Quebec’s needs. However, the country has very ambitious goals. When I speak with the Quebec government, I see that Quebec also has ambitious goals. We want to be able to develop our markets and process our resources, and thus have more mining projects, for example, and electric vehicles. As you said, I think we’re talking about a demand of 60 terawatts by 2035. However, as far as I know, our water reservoirs have dropped.
We need to encourage development. However, isn’t there a risk of a mismatch between the demand growth and what Hydro-Québec will be able to do to meet it?
What specific actions then could we take to achieve efficiency gains? You mentioned the short-term market, but in my view, there are other ideas Hydro-Québec is working on. I would like to know what reliable sources might be available.