Mr. Chair, through the ecoENERGY for renewable power program, the department is investing $1.4 million over 14 years to support 104 renewable energy projects, representing 4,458 megawatts of capacity in areas such as wind, solar and bioenergy.
The government is actively supporting the lower Churchill River hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador, a major investment in clean energy infrastructure that will benefit the entire region of Atlantic Canada.