COURANT PROJECT

PROGRESS AND NEXT STEPS

Milestones:

• Design [2023]

• Pre-FEED Study [2023]

• Allocation of a 307 MW electricity block from Hydro-Québec [2024]

• Submission of the Project Notice to MELCCFP [March 2025]

• Ministerial Directive [March 2025]

• Extension of the Environmental Evaluation Procedure (PEEIE) to include the entire project [November 2025] 

Ongoing:

• Environmental Impact Study preparation

Upcoming Steps:

• Submission of the Impact Study to MELCCFP

• Public information period

• BAPE (Bureau of Public Hearings on the Environment) Inquiry and Public Hearing

• MELCCFP Environmental Analysis

• BAPE report

• Quebec Government decision

• Start of construction work

• Commissioning of the complex