HALIFAX – The federal government and Nova Scotia have announced a prequalification process for potential bidders interested in developing offshore wind projects.

Sean Fraser, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, says the idea is to vet the strength of interest from companies before a call for bids goes out sometime early in the new year.

Fraser says the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator will also seek information to inform the bid process from the Mi’kmaq, offshore wind industry and fishing and seafood industries.

He says once issued, the call for information will be open for a minimum of 30 days while the prequalification process will last a minimum of 90 days.

Fraser says the process will eventually target bids for up to three gigawatts of ene

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