Manitoba Hydro has released its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Road Map, which includes a 10-year development plan that recommends new resources to help meet growing demand for electricity and support Manitoba’s pathway to net-zero.

The IRP Road Map is the result of extensive modelling and analysis based on a set of global best practices, including the use of industry leading software. It was prepared by a team of more than 130 internal and external experts and incorporates significant input and feedback gathered during engagement with thousands of Manitobans in accordance with industry standards.

This recommended development plan identifies a mix of new energy resources and investments designed to ensure reliable, affordable energy for Manitobans in the years ahead. A key feature is significant new demand-side and energy efficiency initiatives, as well as recommended quantities of new and enhanced generation resources.

“This recommended development plan reflects the best available information and analysis of how Manitoba Hydro can meet growing energy demand while managing risk and continuing to provide Energy for Life,” said Allan Danroth, President & CEO of Manitoba Hydro. “This plan will help support net-zero goals and boost the provincial economy, including providing opportunities for economic reconciliation. It represents our recommended path forward for Manitoba Hydro as we continue to provide the safe, reliable and affordable energy Manitobans depend on every day.”

With energy use continuing to increase in Manitoba, the need to plan now to meet future demand is more important than ever.

Key elements of the 2025 IRP Road Map include:

  • A recommended 10-year development plan, learnings, near-term actions, and signposts to help Manitoba Hydro navigate the energy transition.
  • A balanced approach to development that prioritizes customer-side solutions like Efficiency Manitoba programs, demand response, and curtailable rates programs.
  • An explanation of the six resource options feasible to develop in Manitoba over the next decade, including Indigenous majority-owned wind generation, battery storage, enhanced hydro generation, and combustion turbines fueled by natural gas (with the ability to integrate renewable fuels as they become more readily available).
  • Strategic investments in transmission, distribution, and natural gas infrastructure to enhance system reliability, address major obsolescence concerns with our existing assets and enable the integration of new resources.

Manitoba Hydro is inviting Manitobans to review the IRP Road Map and share their perspectives before it is published in January as part of the 2025 IRP report.

To participate, Manitobans are encouraged to review the IRP Road Map and complete a short survey.