EX-99.7 8 d555438dex997.htm EX-99.7

Exhibit 99.7

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ENACTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of Emera Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Report”) as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,

I, Scott C. Balfour, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

| (i) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

| (ii) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 29, 2018

/s/ Scott C. Balfour

Scott C. Balfour

President & Chief Executive Officer