Advisories

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cottage owners and travellers of a controlled water release starting on Wednesday, April 22nd in the North and South Twin Lake area in Northeastern Newfoundland. Hydro advises of a controlled water release at the North and South Twin Lake spillway structures. This will result in higher than normal…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that the repair to unit one at the Holyrood Generating Plant is complete and it has been returned to service. Crews continued to work overnight executing a careful plan to bring the unit back in a slow and controlled manner to ensure integrity of the unit. Hydro…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that one of the three Holyrood generating units was taken offline late last night for an emergency repair. The unit is expected to be returned to service early Friday morning. This repair was a necessary and prudent course of action to ensure the ability to conduct a…

Unit 1 at Holyrood tripped this morning, just before 11AM.  We are investigating the cause of the trip. There was sufficient reserve generation available and all customers have now been restored.  

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that emergency repair work will be completed on the transmission line between Churchill Falls and Happy Valley- Goose Bay on Sunday afternoon (February 22, 2015). Following safety protocol, the line will be de-energized from 1 pm to 6 pm.  Hydro is able to provide power to the majority…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is warning residents across the province to be cautious around high snowbanks which can get dangerously close to overhead power lines. The large accumulation of snow in recent weeks, particularly in Labrador and on the Island’s west coast and the Northern Peninsula, has created large drifts that, in some areas,…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is completing an emergency repair today at approximately 1:00pm to damage on a transmission line structure between Happy Valley Goose Bay and Churchill Falls. Crews are working to complete this work without a power outage. However, if at any point the work is not able to be completed safely with…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers in central Newfoundland that additional controlled releases of water may be required. In the Upper Salmon area of Central Newfoundland, the Company has stopped releasing water for now from its North Salmon Dam spillway into the North Salmon River. Additional releases may be required…