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Earlier this afternoon, there was an interruption to about 16,000 of Island customers, or 31 MW (5%) of supply, with most being restored within 7 minutes. This was an “Under frequency load shedding event”, which occurred after a trip of the Labrador Island Link and switching event at the Soldiers Pond Terminal Station. Trips are…

It is with heavy hearts, that we confirm we responded to a serious workplace incident at the Holyrood Terminal Station on Thursday, August 10 that resulted in the fatality of one of our employees. We are sending our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our colleague during this difficult time. Nothing is more…

Today, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) released its annual Business and Financial Report, including the Annual Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Hydro also released its Unaudited Financial Statements and financial results for the first quarter of 2023. “In 2022, Hydro evolved to meet your expectations. While continuing to provide…

Over the past two weeks, our team has put the Labrador Island Link through its final paces and the system performed as it was expected in each and every test, and on Saturday, April 8, it passed the final high-power test. This was a necessary step to proceed to project commissioning in accordance with both…

UPDATE: April 8th, 11:00am The second 700 MW high power pole trip test of the Labrador Island Link is complete. The system performed as expected without any customer outages. Power flows will stay at 675MW and be monitored for the next 12 hours as part of these ongoing tests. Although early in our analysis, we…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to high reservoir levels resulting from recent rain and mild temperatures, the company is currently releasing 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…

This evening, we experienced two trips on the system. These trips are designed to protect the system from further equipment issues, but in the process, customers may be disconnected from the electricity grid for a brief time, usually less than 30 minutes. Hydro manages the system with reserve electricity supply available, which allows us to…

Hydro has been actively working to repair the Level 3 (DCFC) electric vehicle charger in Whitbourne for the past several weeks. Unfortunately this charger remains unavailable at this time. Since the charger first went offline in December, we have been working closely with representatives from ChargePoint to troubleshoot and fix the unit. We are waiting…

The Churchill Falls Generating Station is advising the public that the controlled water release at the Jacopie Spillway has now ended. The public is asked to continue avoiding the following areas as water levels may continue to fluctuate and are always unpredictable: Jacopie and Whitefish Spillways; Churchill River bed downstream of the Jacopie Spillway; East…