
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 Newfoundland230 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