$87B Quebec plan aims for 77% of energy consumed in province by 2050 from renewables

Bernard Drainville, Quebec's minister of economy, innovation and energy, responds to the opposition during question period at the national assembly, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

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VARENNES, QUÉBEC - The Quebec government says it wants 77 per cent of the energy consumed in the province by 2050 to come from renewables, up from the current 48 per cent. 

Energy Minister Bernard Drainville made the comments as he announced the province's 25-year resource management plan in Varennes, Que., northeast of Montreal.

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