加拿大投近2.7亿加元升级新不伦瑞克清洁电力，Mactaquac水电站延寿至百年
加拿大联邦政府10月13日在新不伦瑞克省 Mactaquac 宣布，为该省清洁可靠电力投入近2.7亿加元。能源与自然资源部长 Tim Hodgson 当日公布，资金包括加拿大基础设施银行给 NB Power 的2.19亿加元场地开发贷款，以及加拿大自然资源部5,000万加元拨款。
2.19亿加元贷款用于 Mactaquac 延寿项目的前期技术研究、监管审查、原住民沟通和规划。Mactaquac 发电站是新不伦瑞克最大的可再生能源资产和 NB Power 最大的水电站，装机672兆瓦，供应全省30%的可再生能源需求和20%的峰值电力需求，但混凝土提前老化已影响涡轮机和泄洪闸等关键设备，分阶段修复目标是让电站达到100年寿命。
5,000万加元用于 Salisbury 终端的静态同步补偿器项目，以加强新不伦瑞克南部电网，提高稳定性和可靠性，并支持更多可再生能源接入。联邦政府说，加拿大目前约80%的电力为无排放发电。
Canada Invests Nearly $270 Million in New Brunswick Clean Power, Extending Mactaquac Hydro Station Toward a 100-Year Life
Canada's federal government announced in Mactaquac, New Brunswick, on October 13 an investment of almost $270 million for clean and reliable energy in the province. Minister Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said the package includes a $219-million site development loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to NB Power and $50 million from Natural Resources Canada.
The $219-million loan supports technical studies, regulatory reviews, First Nations engagement and planning for the Mactaquac Life Achievement Project. The Mactaquac Generation Station is New Brunswick's largest renewable energy asset and NB Power's largest hydroelectric facility, at 672 megawatts, supplying 30 percent of the province's renewable energy requirements and 20 percent of its peak demand. Premature concrete deterioration has affected turbines and spillway gates, and the phased rehabilitation aims to let the station reach a 100-year lifespan.
The $50 million will fund a static synchronous compensator project at the Salisbury Terminal to strengthen southern New Brunswick's electricity system, improve grid stability and support integration of additional renewable energy. Ottawa noted that about 80 percent of electricity generation in Canada is currently non-emitting.
来源：加拿大自然资源部
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