Advisories
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PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY: Public travelling in the area of Birchy Narrows advised to exercise caution
Read More: PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY: Public travelling in the area of Birchy Narrows advised to exercise cautionNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising public travelling in the area of Birchy Narrows area to use caution when travelling through the area as Hydro crews are mobilizing in the coming days to conduct repairs to a communication line on some towers in the area. This communication line is used to monitor the power…
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Advisory: Potential increase in water flow in Goose Pond starting Dec. 30
Read More: Advisory: Potential increase in water flow in Goose Pond starting Dec. 30Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travelers in the area of Goose Pond, located near Howley in western Newfoundland, that through the normal operation of the Hinds Lake Generating Facility, there may be an increase in water flow downstream of the Goose Pond dam from December 30th through March 2023. The…
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Public Safety Advisory: Controlled Water Release at the Jacopie Spillway
Read More: Public Safety Advisory: Controlled Water Release at the Jacopie SpillwayThe Churchill Falls Generating Station is advising the public of a controlled water release to occur from the upper Churchill reservoir at the Jacopie Spillway commencing at approximately 4:00 pm today. The expected duration of the release is unknown. The public is advised to avoid the following and surrounding areas: • Jacopie and Whitefish Spillways,…
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PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY: Hydro advises of safety risk due to ice buildup on power lines in Southern Labrador (St. Paul River/Forteau/ L’Anse au Loup)
Read More: PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY: Hydro advises of safety risk due to ice buildup on power lines in Southern Labrador (St. Paul River/Forteau/ L’Anse au Loup)Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents of Southern Labrador, in particular the St. Paul River/Forteau/L’Anse au Loup area, to use extreme caution when travelling by snowmobile, as there is significant ice buildup on transmission lines. Heavy ice can fall from overhead lines posing a safety risk and endangering anyone below. Hydro has also seen…
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Advisory: Update on potential controlled water release for several locations
Read More: Advisory: Update on potential controlled water release for several locationsNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the Company is no longer anticipating the requirement to release water at the following locations: the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland at Burnt Dam Spillway into the White Bear River; and, the Granite Canal area accessed…
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Red Bay customers now transferred from emergency supply back onto local system
Read More: Red Bay customers now transferred from emergency supply back onto local systemGood afternoon Red Bay. Earlier this afternoon, the new line was energized and all customers reconnected to the system. While we were pleased our team took urgent action and all customers were connected to an emergency power supply within 32 hours, we know customers were eager to see a permanent solution in place – it’s…
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Outage Affecting Customers in Red Bay
Read More: Outage Affecting Customers in Red BayUPDATE: Dec 12, 2022, 10:30 am Good morning Red Bay. Teams have regrouped this morning with a focus on safe completion of today’s activities. There are two poles remaining to be installed. Teams have been running wire, installing conductors, guy-wires, and grounds. We are expecting to transfer customers back to the L’anse au Loup system…
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Demobilization of Equipment in Long Range Mountains near Hampden
Read More: Demobilization of Equipment in Long Range Mountains near HampdenWork in the Long Range Mountains (72 km in Taylor’s Brook Road near Hampden) is nearing completion. Please be advised that we are expecting that demobilization of some equipment will begin on Sunday, December 11. For the safety of residents and crews, we are asking the public not park on Taylor’s Book access road between…
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High power testing tomorrow on Labrador-Island Link
Read More: High power testing tomorrow on Labrador-Island LinkNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is continuing to test the Labrador-Island Link this week. The Labrador-Island Link is the transmission line bringing power from the completed Muskrat Falls facility in Labrador to the Soldier’s Pond terminal station on the island. It is a “bipole” transmission line as electricity can be delivered over one of two lines,…
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TESTING CONTINUES ON LABRADOR-ISLAND LINK TRANSMISSION LINE
Read More: TESTING CONTINUES ON LABRADOR-ISLAND LINK TRANSMISSION LINESignificant work continues to be carried out on our electricity system to test and commission the Labrador-Island Link transmission line, which brings power from the Muskrat Falls plant in Labrador to the Soldier’s Pond terminal station on the island. Testing will continue to be carried out again tomorrow, November 15 and 16 from 8:00AM-8:00PM. With…