Martime Link project

Maritime Link

Connecting energy supply and demand

Emera Newfoundland and Labrador (ENL) and Nova Scotia Power Maritime Link Inc. (NSPML)

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Canada

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2012–Ongoing

350-km transmission line.

600 jobs created during construction peak.

Challenges

  • Nova Scotia wanted to import power generated from the Muskrat Falls generating station in Labrador.
  • A major interconnection of transmission systems is between the island province of Newfoundland and the mainland province of Nova Scotia in Canada.
  • The new 500-MW, +/- 200 kV HVDC link will need to run via submarine cable across the 170-km Cabot Strait.

Solutions

  • Provided all engineering and design services for the terrestrial components of the project.
  • Designed telecommunication and accommodation facilities, access roads, and site preparation works for AC/DC converter stations and AC substations.

Highlights

  • Design headquarters established in Halifax to ensure smooth collaboration with the NSPML team.
  • The 350 km of new overhead transmission lines will have a relatively low environmental footprint because they are being built mostly along the right-of-way of existing transmission lines.
  • The Maritime Link will connect the island of Newfoundland to the North American grid for the first time in history. This alternative electrical-transmission route will make the abundance of energy in Newfoundland and Labrador available for export to Nova Scotia and beyond.

Project numbers

300+ km of overhead 230 kV AC and +/- 200 kV HVDC lines in Newfoundland
230 kV AC to +/- 200 kV HVDC converter station at Bottom Brook
46 km of +/- 200 kV HVDC overhead transmission line in Nova Scotia
+/- 200 kV HVDC to 345 kV HVAC converter station at Woodbine substation
70 km of overhead grounding lines in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
2 shoreline grounding sites in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

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