Advisories

Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the Company is no longer releasing water in the Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of Central and Southern Newfoundland. There is still a potential for additional releases if inflows increase. People are advised to use this area with great caution…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising residents in the Holyrood area that an emergency response exercise will be taking place at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station on Wednesday, April 10th between 8AM and noon. Anyone in the area at that time may notice increased activity, emergency responders and vehicles near the plant as part…

Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners, and travellers that the company is no longer releasing water at North Salmon Dam Spillway on Great Burnt Lake into the North Salmon River. People are advised to always use areas near hydroelectric facilities with great caution as water levels and flows are unpredictable. Previous: February…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro wishes to advise customers in Ramea that some residents may experience brief (2-3 minute) power outages today, as we perform necessary testing and troubleshooting on a diesel unit in the community. The testing will be conducted at around 12:00 Noon and again around 4:00 p.m., and power interruptions could occur during…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that there is a potential for a controlled release of water in the Upper Salmon area of Central Newfoundland. The company may be required to release water at North Salmon Dam Spillway into the North Salmon River. People are advised to use these areas…

Update (Feb. 1, 7:00 AM) – Customers are advised that the Power Watch that was in place for the Upper Lake Melville area this morning is no longer required and has been lifted. Previous Advisory (Jan. 31, 5:00 PM) Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers in the Upper Lake Melville area that a…

On January 29, 2019 upon starting a fuel oil pump at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station, a higher than normal amount of fuel was delivered to the boiler resulting in some abnormal emissions for a short period of time (less than ten minutes). We wish to assure residents that there are no health concerns or…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro wishes to advise customers in Rigolet that one unit at the diesel generating plant is currently out of service. This unit will be replaced in the New Year. We do not anticipate any impact to customer power delivery due to this issue. However, if demand on the system gets higher than…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is issuing a public advisory to residents, cabin owners and travelers in the area of Goose Pond, located near Howley in Western Newfoundland. Through the normal operation of the Hinds Lake Generating Facility, there may be an increase in water flow downstream of the Goose Pond Dam until the end of…