#Canada

Wataynikaneyap Power has energized Kasabonika Lake First Nation with its 1,800 km transmission line project worth $1.39 billion.

There are three new transmission lines in the works for northeastern Ontario, that will cost an estimated $1.5 billion to build.

The report states that the grid should expand its capacity 2.5 times by 2050 to support entry of renewable energy resources.

The power line will connect the Wawa and Porcupine transformer stations in northeastern Ontario.

The upgrade is expected bring an additional 300 MW of clean power and create a new community green space along the corridor.

Canada, Toronto: The federal government of Canada will donate seven power transformers to help restore Ukraine’s electrical grid.

Canada, British Columbia, Surrey: RESA Power, LLC has announced the acquisition of Exell Power Services, Ltd.

A multi-party contract has been signed for the deployment of a small modular reactor (SMR) in North America.

A falling tree cost the City of Sherbrooke $3 M by causing an electrical fault that destroyed two power transformer groups at Hydro-Sherbrooke’s Orford substation.

Yukon Energy says it was caught off guard by the high energy demand, which caused an hours-long blackout in some parts of town on 19 December.

Hitachi Energy has announced being selected by Hydro-Québec for its HVDC technology for the transmission of electricity.

Canada, Ontario: Hydro One has announced a new equity partnership model with First Nations on new capital transmission line projects with a value exceeding $100 M.

USA, New York City: Hitachi Energy announced being selected by Transmission Developers Inc. to supply a HVDC converter station for renewable power transmission.

Canada, Ontario, Fort William First Nation: Wataynikaneyap Power has announced the completion and energization of a 230 kV line.

USA, Texas, Houston: RESA Power, has announced the acquisition of Advanced Electrical Services, Ltd.

Canada, Ottawa: Hydro One, Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider, has completed a $67.8 M (CAD 85 M) investment project.

Canada: Siemens has inaugurated the Critical Infrastructure Defense Center (CIDC) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Canada, Ontario: The Ontario government has announced five new electricity transmission infrastructure projects in southwestern Ontario.

USA, South Carolina, Greenville: Integrated Power Services (IPS) is to acquire ABB’s US and Canadian hydro generator rewind and transformer repair businesses.

Canada, Montreal: Hydro-Québec has unveiled the route of its Hertel-New York interconnection line, with the construction beginning in spring 2023 in Montreal.

Canada, Varennes: Hitachi Energy’s large power transformer plant located in Varennes (Quebec) celebrates 50 years of serving the industry.

Canada, Sault Ste. Marie: Ontario project seeks to cut consumer energy costs, lower emissions and bolster electric grid’s resilience, reliability.

Croatia, Zagreb: Končar Distribution and Special Transformers has announced successful testing of their power transformer.

Powertech Labs have announced the promotion of Dr. Mazana Armstrong to Principal Engineer position in Grid Modernization Sector.