Bear in mind that it takes an average of 20 years to deploy a hydroelectric project. Moreover, the prices currently displayed for hydroelectric projects reflect projects built 20 years ago.
Solar technology is currently the most widely deployed technology in the world. I'm talking about huge projects of over 50 megawatts. If we look at the current call for bids, the projects are less than 20 megawatts. So we can't yet achieve economies of scale.
Solar technology hasn't yet been used to its full potential. The idea in Quebec is to take this technology and deploy it on a larger scale.