The battery sector projects emerging in the Energy Transition Valley will put pressure on the port of Bécancour. To strengthen supply chains, Quebec and Ottawa are investing more than $325 million in Bécancour port infrastructure.
Posted at 10:49 a.m.
Each level of government announced this Monday that it would advance $163.8 million for a project at the Bécancour Industrial and Port Park for a total investment of up to $327.6 million.
These amounts will be used, among other things, for the repair and expansion of the port infrastructure of Bécancour, in Centre-du-Québec. The objective is to increase the storage capacity of the facilities in order to improve the transport of goods in the port and the industrial park.
Among the development projects, the Bécancour Industrial and Port Park Company (SPIPB) plans to extend the two existing quays and pave storage areas. By providing the port of Bécancour with better equipment, SPIPB believes it will be able to reduce congestion and, thus, strengthen supply chains.
“This strategic investment will support growth in the green economy, while creating quality jobs,” said François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
The Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Christine Fréchette, maintains that the investment serves to support the development of the Bécancour region, “a must for attracting major investment projects”.
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