Massif-du-Sud Wind Farm

The Massif-du-Sud wind farm, with a capacity of 150 MW, is located on the territory of the municipalities of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse and Saint-Magloire in the MRC des Etchemins, and the municipalities of Saint-Philemon and Our Lady Help of Christians-de-Buckland, in the MRC de Bellechasse.

Composed of 75 wind turbines, the wind farm was selected in the second call for tenders by Hydro Quebec, including 66 projects totaling 7 722.2 MW of installed capacity distributed in all regions of Quebec. The park was commissioned in January 2013 after 15 months of work.

On this important project, EMS was responsible for designing the foundation for each tower where they has been optimized according to the geotechnical conditions encountered. To do this, manufacturers criteria were followed and adapted to Canadian standards in a way to design the bases following the ultimate, usage and fatigue limits states. EMS also provided technical coordination with the client's technical staff and turbine manufacturer and also provided on-site supervision.