Manitoba Hydro won't meet winter export budget, thanks to widespread drought and low water
CBC
Manitoba Hydro doesn't expect to generate enough electricity this winter to meet its export budget, thanks to months of dry conditions across the Lake Winnipeg watershed.
The Crown corporation is trying to hold back as much water as possible to ensure Manitobans have enough electricity this winter. But there won't be enough water flowing through the Nelson River to allow the province to meet its targets for exporting power outside its borders. "In response to drought conditions, Manitoba Hydro is managing water in storage in Lake Winnipeg for energy security – to ensure reliable hydro-electric operations on the Nelson River can be maintained during the winter when all Manitobans depend on energy for home heating," Hydro spokesperson Bruce Owen said in a statement. "Even with recent rainfall and assuming normal precipitation for the rest of the year, the impact of below-average water flows is expected to result in less net extra-provincial revenue relative to our budget forecast." Much of the Canadian Prairies experienced record low precipitation from the fall of 2020 through this summer. As a result, water volumes in rivers that feed Manitoba Hydro generating stations are well below normal — and in some cases sit at the lowest levels in 40 years, Owen said. These rivers include the Saskatchewan River, which drains a vast basin from Lake Winnipeg west to the Rocky Mountains; the Winnipeg River, which gathers water from Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake to the southeast; and the Red River, which drains basins to the south and southwest of the lake.
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