Rio Tinto has announced 1.7 billion dollars to modernize the Central Island-Malignal Central star-news.press/wp

For a hundred years, Rio Tinto announces a great investment to modernize hydroelectric islands of Alma, 1926. Since the year. An amount of $ 1.7 billion is expected to be deleted by 2032 for work.

The Quebec Prime Minister for the first time, he was advertised on Thursday morning during the opening of the Municipal Union (UMQ) in the Municipal Union of Municipalities in Quebec (UMQ).

Investment confirmed at the Milk Bar press conference in Alma’s afternoon afternoon. Legault Mr. Rio Tinto, Sébastien Ross’s Executive Director of the Atlantic operation.

In particular, the project aims to replace the group of turbine alternator, water income and hydraulic passage rehabilitation, in addition to building a mechanical workshop in the North. Replacement of electrical and mechanical equipment is also provided.

Multinational wants to allow the use of an evacuating water in winter.

At the height of the work, more than 300 people will work on the site, which is not announced.

According to the multinational, this is the most important investment in its hydroelectric assets since the 1950s.

The company indicates that the modernization project is essential The future of aluminum production takes a low carbon content at Saguenay-Lac-Jean and support work throughout the regionWe can read it in a press release.

It also aims to protect the multinational assets Long -term, more efficient, secure and reliable diet for his tanking centers, casting centers and renewable energy facilities and maintain security operations for employees and communityis written.

This amount of $ 1.7 billion is added to other investments advertised in recent years for the same power plant. In 2020, $ 160 million announced to replace 20 valves. The following year, $ 92 million were invested in replacing two of the two groups of the turbine alternator.

Electricity generated by central Rio Tinto is used for aluminum production in Aluminum aluminums in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. Alcan, since Rio Tinto, earned the privilege of the Government of Quebec to maintain centers in electricity nationalization in the 1960s.

More details will be followed.