Manitoba government explored U.S. partnership for AI data centre and $18B hydro dam revival
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Bartley Kives
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
Manitoba's NDP government, led by Premier Wab Kinew, held discussions with U.S. energy advisers last fall about developing a hyperscale AI data centre near Winnipeg and using private capital to revive the $18-billion Conawapa hydroelectric dam project on the Nelson River, which was shelved in 2014. While the data centre proposal is no longer being pursued, Kinew remains interested in the Conawapa dam. Documents obtained by CBC News reveal the province's top bureaucrat was involved in these discussions, highlighting Manitoba's efforts to attract major energy infrastructure investment through public-private partnerships.
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According to emails, meeting notes and a pitch document obtained by CBC News, the highest-ranking bureaucrat in Manitoba's NDP government...
Manitoba's government spoke last fall with U.S. energy advisers about developing a hyperscale AI data centre near Winnipeg and using private capital to build an $18-billion hydroelectric generating station on the Nelson River.
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