By Caroline Plante THE CANADIAN PRESS HAVRE-ST-PIERRE, Que- The newly inaugurated Romaine hydroelectric complex could serve as a model for future projects that are sorely needed in the province, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Thursday. “It brings me a lot of pride. It is truly the symbol of Quebec ingenuity,” Legault said as he opened the vast power plant on the province’s North Shore. The premier told dignitaries that Quebec still doesn’t have enough electricity to meet demand from industry, and Quebecers need to consider more ways to boost the province’s ability to power future projects. The premier has said previously that demand is expected to surge by an additional 100 terawatt-hours by 2050 _ half the current annual output of the provincially owned utility. Legault’s environmental plan of reducing…
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