Even though the province is just months away from Muskrat Falls first power, no formal application has yet been made to shut down the Holyrood Generation station.
One of the driving reasons behind development of the multi-billion dollar hydro project was to replace Holyrood, previously recognized as one of the province’s top polluters, belching out nine per cent of all greenhouse gases in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall told lawyer Chris Peddigrew who represents the Consumer Advocate, no formal application has yet been made to shut down Holyrood.
The revelation was made during the second phase of the Muskrat Falls Inquiry, which wrapped up last week.
Marshall told Peddigrew that he doesn’t believe a formal application to shut down Hoyrood has yet been made, but admitted he could be mistaken.
Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne had previously expressed concern about the reliability of Muskrat Falls power.
Back in 2017, Browne questioned whether there will be reliable alternate power available to Muskrat Falls after Holyrood is shut down.