Province restarts Manitoba Hydro’s international consulting business

The state says Manitoba Hydro is bringing backmost its world consulting business, which ended successful 2021 nether nan erstwhile government.

Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) is simply a subsidiary of nan provincial Crown corp that began successful 1998 and was a measurement for Manitoba to activity pinch clients successful much than 120 countries arsenic method advisors and consultants, arsenic good arsenic facilitating training for powerfulness statement technicians.

Finance Minister Adrien Sala said MHI is ramping backmost up arsenic it’s a revenue-generating endeavour for Hydro.

“Our authorities is committed to keeping Manitoba Hydro nationalist to support rates affordable for families,” Sala said successful a connection Monday.

“The erstwhile authorities sewage free of Manitoba Hydro International, contempt nan truth that it generates gross for Hydro and helps support rates lower. We are pleased to spot Manitoba Hydro International starting backmost up again today.”

Sala said MHI is opening nan process to erstwhile again commencement bidding connected power projects successful countries astir nan world. The task is besides expected to create jobs successful Manitoba complete nan adjacent fewer years.

“Restarting MHI enables america to stock our expertise globally and supply important support done power guidance consulting and services to different utilities and different organizations astir nan world,” Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board chair Ben Graham said, “and creates bully jobs for Manitobans while doing it.”