Manitoba to ‘Repatriate’ Some Hydro Exports to the US: Premier

Manitoba to ‘Repatriate’ Some Hydro Exports to the US: Premier
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks during the media availability at the 2024 Western Premiers' Conference in Whitehorse, on June 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Crystal Schick
Jennifer Cowan
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Manitoba is set to increase its energy supply for the province and other regions in Canada after two hydroelectric contracts with a Minnesota utility expire at the end of April.

The province has decided to “repatriate” two contracts with Northern States Power amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, Premier Wab Kinew announced on April 14. The agreements were signed with Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy in 2010 for a combined 500 megawatts of power.

Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.