TORONTO — Hydro One Networks Inc. recently announced it filed a leave-to-construct application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to seek approval to build the Orléans Area Reinforcement Project.
The work includes the construction of a new 11-kilometre 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line within an existing transmission corridor between Hawthorne Transformer Station (TS) and Orléans TS, located in the Greater Ottawa Area, explains a release.
The project also includes converting an existing 115-kV transmission line between the two stations to 230-kV.
“The approximately $100 million investment in the region is expected to bolster capacity, improve the system’s regional transfer capability and strengthen reliability. The project is expected to be in service by 2029,” the release adds.
Filing a leave-to-construct application under Section 92 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 is required for electricity transmitters in Ontario to obtain approval from the OEB to construct, expand or reinforce the transmission system. The application includes details on the project’s route, design, timing and cost.
For information, visit the project webpage.
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