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WRDC & Hydro Press for Progress with the 2018 Trades Scholarships for Women Today, on International Women’s Day, Women in Resource Development Corporation (WRDC), in partnership with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, announce the 2018 Trades Scholarships for Women. Six scholarships of $1,500 will be awarded to female students pursuing a skilled trades program in Newfoundland…

A generating unit (Unit 2) at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be offline from March 5-6, 2018 for approximately 24 hours, to complete required maintenance. The unit is expected to be returned to service at 8AM on March 6. There is no anticipated impact to our customers as a result of this work. Follow…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the Company is no longer releasing water in the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland. The Company has closed the Granite Canal Bypass Structure and there is no longer flow at the Granite Canal Spillway or the Granite Overflow Dykes along Burnt…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers in Labrador that work will be carried out at the switchyard in Churchill Falls on Sunday, February 11th from 8 AM – 8 PM. The work is required to complete a necessary repair at the switchyard. There is no anticipated impact on our customers as a result of…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that two generating units at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be offline from February 10-11 to complete necessary maintenance. Unit 1 was taken offline in January for required maintenance, and remains offline as this work continues. Unit 3 will be taken offline for approximately 24 hours…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that two generating units at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be offline overnight (February 7th) to complete necessary maintenance. Unit 1 was taken offline in January for required maintenance, and remains offline as this work continues. Unit 2 will be taken offline for approximately four hours…

A generating unit (Unit 1) at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station remains offline to complete continued work. While there is no anticipated impact to our customers as a result of this work, we are watching the system closely and will advise customers should the situation change. Follow us at twitter.com/nlhydro and facebook.com/nlhydro for customer information and…

A transmission line from the Sunnyside to Western Avalon terminal stations will be offline January 29-30 for refurbishment work. There are no anticipated customer impacts as a result of this work.

Hydro is advising that two units at the Bay d’Espoir hydroelectric generation facility will be removed from service in order for transmission related repair work to be completed. This planned outage is scheduled to take place overnight tonight into Monday morning (Jan. 29), from approximately 12:00 a.m. to 5:oo a.m. There are no anticipated customer impacts as a result of this…