The Opposition Leader says he’s already identified a number of questions to raise when the House of Assembly opens for a special debate on the MOU reached with Quebec on the Upper Churchill.
Tony Wakeham wants to know how the price of 4 cents per kW hour was reached, and what the annual rate Hydro Quebec will pay for electricity generated at the existing Churchill Falls powerhouse will be.
Wakeham says the premier quoted 5.9 cents per kilowatt hour, while officials in Quebec are saying they will have to pay less than that. In the meantime, says Wakeham, NL Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams has said that the price will start at 1.6 cents per kW hour.
He also wants to know how much revenue the provincial treasury will receive annually.