The Port of Québec is receiving $22.5 million in funding to support the electrification of five of its docks, two hosting cargo ships and three welcoming cruise ships.
This is a key plank in the port’s sustainable development plan which seeks a 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases (GHGs) over its entire territory by 2035.
The federal government is providing the financial assistance from Transport Canada’s Green Marine Corridors Program – Clean Ports. The Port of Québec’s dockside electrification is a project evaluated at $55 million. Once all conditions are met, the project could consist in installing five electrical connection stations to serve two docks for general cargo ships connected to the resupply of the mining industry in the Canadian North, as well as three docks dedicated to cruise operations.
“We have made dockside ship electrification a pillar of our Vision 2035 for good reason,” said Port of Québec president and CEO Mario Girard. “This project will position the Port of Québec as a world leader and will have a major impact on the decarbonization of port activities in Québec City. We are very pleased to reach this major threshold today,”
The port said ships account for more than 80 per cent of the GHGs generated by all activities on the Port of Québec territory. With these investments in electrical connections, the port said it is addressing the main source of its GHG emissions and atmospheric contaminants.
Fewer than three per cent of the world’s ports are equipped for dockside electrification.
The Port of Québec now intends to pursue talks with the Québec Government to secure the remaining investments needed to complete this project.
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