Hydro-Québec commissions $980m transmission project

MONTREAL, CANADA - Hydro-Québec's President and CEO, Éric Martel, and the Québec Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonatan Julien, have commissioned new power transmission facilities built as part of the 735-kV Chamouchouane-Bout-de-l'ÃŽle project.

This $980 million (CAD$1.3 billion) project included three components:

• a new 261-mile 735-kV transmission line between Chamouchouane substation in La Doré, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, and the Montréal metropolitan loop;
• the 735/120/25-kV Judith-Jasmin substation, located in Terrebonne and connected to the new line; and
• a new 12-mile segment of the 735-kV line to supply Bout-de-l'ÃŽle substation in Montréal.

"These new facilities will allow us to meet growing demand in southern Québec while ensuring the reliability of the entire grid. We're seeing a major construction site come to a close: the largest 735-kV line project built in the north-south axis in 25 years," said Éric Martel.


Source: Hydro-Québec