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Hydro is advising that a transmission line from Bay d’Espoir to Sunnyside will be offline until 4PM today for planned maintenance. There is no anticipated customer impact as a result of this work. This advisory is part of Hydro’s commitment to keeping customers informed about the provincial electricity system.    

Hydro is advising that unit #2 at the Holyrood thermal generating plant was taken offline today for necessary repair work and is expected back in service tomorrow, April 4th. There is no anticipated customer impact as a result. This advisory is part of our ongoing commitment to keep customers informed on the status of the electricity system…

One of the three generating units at our Holyrood thermal plant is now offline. Unit #3 was removed from service to begin its annual planned maintenance. There is no anticipated impact to customers as a result of this unit being off. Hydro’s annual maintenance season typically begins in April when customer electricity demand begins to…

Update – Unit #1 at the Holyrood plant was returned to service at 3:30 AM on March 27th. Unit #3 remains offline but available if required. Previous Advisory: March 26th – Hydro is advising that two generating units at the Holyrood thermal plant are currently offline. Unit #3 was taken offline on March 24th as…

Update (Mar. 26th, 8:45PM) – This transmission line is now back in service. Previous: Hydro is advising that a transmission line from Bay d’Espoir to Western Avalon tripped and is currently offline. There is no customer impact and reserves are available to meet current demand. We will provide further updates should the situation change. This…

Hydro is advising that a transmission line from Bottom Brook to Doyles will be taken out of service on March 25th from 6AM – Noon (approx.) to complete required repairs. This advisory is part of our ongoing commitment to keep customers informed on the status of the electricity system.

Update (6:30PM, March 23rd) — All customers were restored at approximately 6PM. Thank you to all of our customers in Rencontre East for your continued patience as our crew worked to get power restored today. If you’re still having issues, please report it directly to 1-888-737-1296. Previous Update: Update (4PM, March 23rd) – As weather improved,…

Update: This unit has been returned to service. Previous Advisory:  March 22, 2018 – Hydro is advising that a unit at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Plan is currently offline for repair until March 23rd. There is no anticipated customer impact as a result. This advisory is part of our ongoing commitment to keep customers informed on the status of…

Update: This unit has been returned to service. March 19, 2018 – Hydro is advising that a  unit at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Plan is currently offline for an equipment repair. There is no anticipated customer impact as a result. This advisory is part of our ongoing commitment to keep customers informed on the status of the electricity system…

Update:  Based on the updated customer load forecast, Hydro is advising that some customers will experience an outage while this work is being completed. Customers in the following areas will be without power from midnight Friday, March 23rd to approximately 6AM on Saturday, March 24th: All customers from the Dock down to and including all…