Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

POLICY
ACTIONS
Long-Term Project Planning
The Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador will:
• Work with industry, unions,
fabrication facilities and
education institutions to
have a full understanding of
the scheduling, timing and
employment infrastructure
requirements for largescale
projects with a view to
facilitating the successful
completion of these projects
in the province.
Long-Term Project Planning
In the next decade, we anticipate a number of significant projects proceeding
in the province. These include Hebron, the Lower Churchill and associated
transmission, the nickel processing facility in Long Harbour, a new refinery and
LNG transshipment facility in Placentia Bay, several mining projects in Labrador
and a number of major offshore petroleum developments. We acknowledge
there is a challenge if the timing of large-scale projects overlaps.
These projects will require skilled and professional workers and access to
fabrication facilities. The Provincial Government has undertaken a major planning
exercise with the Skills Task Force with a view to ensuring we have the necessary
human resource to meet the coming needs. This Plan expands on this initiative,
with an aim to increase the workforce available for energy projects.
We have major fabrication capacity in the province which has proven its ability to
support large-scale projects on time and on budget. The Provincial Government
is doing the necessary planning to ensure these facilities can complete as much
of the work on these projects as possible in the province and is prepared to
play its part to expand these facilities if necessary.
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