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Approval sought
for hydro line
The utility wants to bring the line
in service for 2018, believing the
line would make the system more
stable once a link from Muskrat
Falls in Labrador to the island is in
full operation.
Company vice president Rob
Henderson said that Muskrat
Falls will significantly change
the power system, and that
upgrading the corridor between
the Bay d’Espoir and western
Avalon terminal stations is
essential to provide additional
capacity and to relieve
congestion.
The company says the line
would also improve the supply
of energy to growth areas in the
Avalon region. It has filed an
application for the 230kV line
with the board of commissioners
of public utilities.
The Muskrat Falls hydro project
was originally scheduled to
begin operations in 2017, but
construction has been delayed.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hydro has approached the
provincial utilities regulator for
approval of a new $291.7 million
transmission line from Bay d’Espoir
to the Avalon Peninsula.
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