Indigenous clean-energy projects funded in northern B.C. – Prince George Daily News

January 14, 2022

FORT ST. JOHN – Six Indigenous communities in the North will join the clean-energy sector with local projects following support from the province.

The province is partnering with Indigenous communities throughout B.C. to work toward a low-carbon future by providing funding from the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).

The fund helps develop clean-energy projects driven and owned by Indigenous communities in areas such as solar, ocean thermal, wind energy, biomass, run-of-river hydroelectric power, energy-efficiency planning and other clean energy-related areas. A key goal of the fund is to increase the participation of Indigenous communities in B.C.’s clean-energy sector.

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