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Montreal to Install Shore Power for Cruise Ship Terminal and Wintering Ships

The Canadian federal government will contribute up to C$5 million toward the cost of installing shore power at the Port of Montreal.  

The government’s action was announced July 31 by Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.
 
The project will include two systems – the first a shore power connection for cruise ships at the Alexandra Pier and the other is a four-connection shore power system for wintering ships.

Total greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions resulting from this project are expected to reach 2,800 metric tons annually – 1,300 tons from cruise ship connections and 1,500 tons from wintering ships.

The total cost of the project is C$11 million, with C$5 million to come from Transport Canada’s Shore Power Technology for Ports Program, C$3 million from the Government of Quebec, and C$3 million from the Montreal Port Authority.

"I warmly thank the governments of Canada and Quebec for their generous contribution to this shore power project, which will significantly reduce GHG emissions at the Port of Montreal," said Mrs. Sylvie Vachon, the port authority’s president and chief executive officer. "For us, sustainable development is an approach that rises above the obligation to conform to various environmental laws and regulations. We are committed to always evaluate options that will improve our environmental footprint, and this project is a concrete and significant example of this approach."

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