Advisories
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Public Advisory: Open House Scheduled for Goodyear’s Dam Life Extension Project
Read More: Public Advisory: Open House Scheduled for Goodyear’s Dam Life Extension ProjectNewfoundland Labrador Hydro (NL Hydro) would like to inform the public about the proposed life extension work on Goodyear’s Dam. This work is part of the Goodyear’s Life Extension Project that will help ensure continued safe and reliable energy generation at the Grand Falls Hydroelectric Plant. Goodyear’s Dam is located on the Exploit’s River, approximately…
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Update: Power Watch lifted
Read More: Update: Power Watch liftedMonday, January 26, 10:45 a.m. As conditions on our system continue to improve, we are pleased to confirm that the Power Watch has now been lifted. As we always do, we continue to montior the status of our assets, but we are now entering more normal operations and no customer action or alerts are required…
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Notice to Island Customers: Power Warning in Effect for Saturday, January 24
Read More: Notice to Island Customers: Power Warning in Effect for Saturday, January 24Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising island customers that a Power Warning will be in effect beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, January 24. This means that the current electricity supply is getting close to maximum capacity. Customers are asked to conserve electricity and be prepared for rotating power outages. Please conserve electricity by:…
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Notice to Island Customers: Power Watch in Effect for Friday, January 23
Read More: Notice to Island Customers: Power Watch in Effect for Friday, January 23Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising island customers that a Power Watch will be in effect beginning at 6 a.m. on Friday, January 23. NO ACTION is required for customers at this time and we expect the watch to end once the morning peak demand for electricity has subsided. Frazil ice is continuing to impact water…
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Notice to Island Customers: Power Watch in Effect
Read More: Notice to Island Customers: Power Watch in EffectUPDATE – Thursday, January 22 (9:00 a.m.): The Power Watch for the island is no longer in effect. We’ll continue to closely monitor the system and provide updates if necessary. Thanks for your understanding this morning. Previous Post: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising island customers that a Power Watch will be in effect beginning…
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Outage Advisory: Power to remain off overnight in Petit Forte
Read More: Outage Advisory: Power to remain off overnight in Petit ForteHydro is advising customers in Petit Forte that power will remain off overnight tonight (January 12, 2026). This outage is due to a loss of supply from Newfoundland Power in the severe weather conditions today. We will provide an update in the morning as crews continue to work on the issue and more details are…
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Outage Advisory: Power to remain off overnight in South East Bight and Monkstown
Read More: Outage Advisory: Power to remain off overnight in South East Bight and MonkstownHydro is advising customers in South East Bight and Monkstown that power will remain off overnight tonight (January 12, 2026). Crews have been troubleshooting the outage but are not able to safely continue working tonight. Our teams will continue to troubleshoot in the morning, and we will provide an update as more details are available.…
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Public Safety Advisory – Potential for water release near Granite Canal ended
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Potential for water release near Granite Canal endedNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travelers in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland that there is no longer the potential for releases of water at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure and at the Granite Overflow Dykes along the Burnt Dam access road into Grey River at this time.
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Outage Advisory: Power to remain off overnight in Hampden
Read More: Outage Advisory: Power to remain off overnight in HampdenHydro is advising customers in Hampden that power will remain off overnight tonight (December 25, 2025). Unfortunately, highway conditions in the area are not currently safe for travel and our teams will have to stand down until conditions improve. Our teams will be ready to respond as soon as the weather allows them to travel…
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Public Safety Advisory – potential for water release, Granite Canal
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – potential for water release, Granite CanalNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland that due to recent rain and snow melt, the company may be required to release water at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure, the Granite Canal Spillway and the Granite Overflow Dykes along Burnt Dam access road…