Canada still has more than 150,000 MW of untapped hydropower potential—nearly double our current capacity. Thousands more megawatts are already identified and years into development.
Canada has built projects of this scale before, treating hydropower as nation-building infrastructure backed by long-term planning and public investment. Today, ambition comes wrapped in red tape.
If governments are serious about electrification, affordability, and energy security, hydropower needs to be treated as strategic infrastructure.
In the Financial Post, our President & CEO Lorena Patterson examines what’s holding projects back—and what needs to change.
Read the full op-ed: https://financialpost.com/opinion/canada-hydro-power-problem-barriers-blocking