Ontario Power Generation is spending $1 billion to refurbish eight hydroelectric generating stations in eastern Ontario.
Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the project will extend the life of the stations for decades in order to help the province meet its growing electricity needs.
OPG is set to refurbish 45 units at the Arnprior, Barrett Chute, Mountain Chute, Stewartville, Chats Falls, Chenaux, Des Joachims, and Otto Holden stations, on the Madawaska and Ottawa rivers.