POWER: Northwest Transmission Line lights up remote BC

BRITISH COLUMBIA – On August 13, 2014, the Northwest Transmission Line was powered up, bringing electricity to a remote region in the northwest part of the province. The 287-kV line runs from near Terrace to a new substation near Bob...

BRITISH COLUMBIA – On August 13, 2014, the Northwest Transmission Line was powered up, bringing electricity to a remote region in the northwest part of the province. The 287-kV line runs from near Terrace to a new substation near Bob Quinn Lake, a distance of 344 km. The NTL cost $750 million to complete.

The line will bring much needed, cheap electric power to communities and industries that previously relied on diesel-fired generators. Much of the power will be from renewable sources; a run-of-river hydro project is already connected.

The mine expected to benefit first from the NTL will be Imperial Metals' Red Chris project 80 km south of Dease Lake. Commissioning of the mine was scheduled for Q3 2014 but is now on hold waiting for the results of an independent review of engineering and construction. Imperial will pay for the review.

BC Hydro's website includes details of the NTL project at BCHydro.com/energy-in-bc/projects/ntl.html

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