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Update: June 12, 2017 – Unit 2 at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station was returned to service on June 11th, following the completion of required maintenance. Previous Advisory: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that a generating unit (Unit 2) at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be removed from service this evening to complete…

Power Outage Advisory: Extended Outage Scheduled for Lab West on June 11 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that there will be an extended power outage on Sunday, June 11 affecting customers in the Labrador West region to complete critical annual maintenance work. The planned outage, which will take place from 7 am –…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) advises customers that one of the main transmission lines to the west coast is being taken offline for annual maintenance. The transmission line, which runs from Buchans to Bottom Brook, will be out of service from June 6 until mid-July. There are no anticipated customer impacts as a result of…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that Holyrood Unit 1 has been taken offline.  Due to current system demand, the unit is not needed at this time. The unit is in stand-by and available if required to meet customer demand. If anything on the system changes, Hydro will update customers through its website and social media…

Update – June 2, 2017 The CT has been returned to service as scheduled. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that the Combustion Turbine at Holyrood has been removed from service for scheduled maintenance work. The unit is expected to be returned to service tomorrow, June 1. Generation reserves are sufficient and there is no customer impact as a result of…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that a generating unit at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station has been removed from service to complete annual summer maintenance. Unit 3 will be offline until late June while annual maintenance is completed. There is no anticipated impact to customers as a result of this work. Hydro’s annual maintenance…

The power restoration process will start today for the community of Mud Lake. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is working with the provincial departments of Service NL and Municipal Affairs and Environment to implement a restoration and safety plan for residents. Each house  in the flood zone is required to have an electrical inspection by a provincial…

Crews are currently completing repairs to restore power in Purbeck’s Cove. All customers in Westport, Purbeck’s Cove & the Flatwater cabin area may experience a brief outage near noon as crews complete necessary work. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank customers for their continued patience as we work to restore power.