HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has confirmed that 20 per cent of the province's renewable energy is expected to come from the proposed Lower Churchill hydroelectric development in Labrador by 2020.
The figure is contained in proposed amendments to the government's renewable electricity regulations, released Monday.
The province's original Renewable Electricity Plan was introduced last spring, before the premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador announced a $6.2-billion plan to develop the massive hydroelectric project at Muskrat Falls.
Nova Scotia Power Inc., the province's private electric utility, expects to import up to 164 megawatts annually from the project, slated for completion in 2017.
Emera Inc., the utility's parent, has committed to spending $1.2 billion, or 20 per cent of the overall capital cost of the project.
Nova Scotia's proposed regulations also confirm that 40 per cent of the province's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2020.
