Federal Minister Calls Utility’s Pause on Atlantic Energy Corridor ‘Bump in the Road’

Federal Minister Calls Utility’s Pause on Atlantic Energy Corridor ‘Bump in the Road’
The construction site of the hydroelectric facility at Muskrat Falls, N.L. is seen on July 14, 2015. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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The federal minister of natural resources says Nova Scotia Power’s decision to “pause” its participation in a proposed megaproject aimed at ending reliance on coal is just a temporary setback.

Jonathan Wilkinson says the utility’s move is a challenge to a concept dubbed the Atlantic Loop, which envisions a $5-billion project allowing the region to gain more access to Labrador and Quebec hydroelectricity.