Ontario Power Generation is shedding 1,000 jobs across the province as it prepares for a coal-free future.
OPG spokesperson Ted Gruetzner said Wednesday that the move away from coal generation and toward alternative and gas energy sources will reduce the amount of electricity the organization produces, currently about 60% of the province’s supply.
The company needs to become a leaner organization to reflect that reality, he said.
“We will be saving $200 million by reducing 1,000 staff positions over the next three years through attrition,” Gruetzner said.
Some 300 positions have already been cut since December by measures such as merging supply and procurement functions, he said…
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