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200 MW Production
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34 Wind turbines
The Innus, in partnership with Boralex, are developing a 200 MW wind project on the traditional territory (Nitassinan) of the Uashat mak Mani-utenam First Nation on public lands in the municipality of Port-Cartier and the unorganized territory of Lac-Walker, in the Sept-Rivières RCM in Côte-Nord, Quebec.
Carried out in accordance with Innu values related to the preservation of wildlife and flora as well as the maintenance of traditional practices (innuaitun), this project will complete the remaining 200 MW block of the Quebec government’s 2006-2015 energy strategy. Apuiat will be the first wind farm in Côte-Nord, providing the region with a long-term source of renewable energy, while also generating economic benefits for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in the region.
In Innu aimun, Apuiat means “paddle,” symbolizing moving forward together in the same direction. It is an ancient tool that the Innus have used to travel and occupy their territories, reflecting their nomadic identity.
The project partners
- Les Innus : 50 % of parts
- Boralex : 50 % of parts
Governance and Partners
In December 2015, the Quebec government announced the establishment of a partnership with the Innu Nation to complete the remaining 200 MW block of its 2006-2015 energy strategy.
After conducting a call for tenders to partner with a private developer, the Innus chose Boralex as their partner to support them in all phases of the project design.
Parc éolien Apuiat S.E.C. is a partnership between Boralex and the Société en commandite Apuiat (SEC Apuiat), which brings together the Innu communities in Quebec. On the Innu side, each participating community appointed an administrator to represent them in SEC Apuiat. These administrators, in turn, appointed three people among themselves to sit on the board of directors of the project company.
The Innus and Boralex each hold 50% of the votes on the board of directors of the project company.
