MINDEN, ONTARIO – Hydro One has announced plans to invest approximately CAD$33 million (US$25 million) to expand the Minden Transmission Station aiming to improve reliability and support future economic growth in the region.
Over the next two years, the company will install two new transformers to improve reliability and increase the available power supply to the region, the press release states.
The expansion also includes the construction of two new buildings to house critical electrical communication equipment and protect from weather elements, and installation of new grid modernization equipment in the region.
Last summer, during a significant storm, a fire at Minden Transmission Station caused significant damage to the station’s transformer, impacting the alternate supply of power to the region, and interrupted work that had begun to upgrade the site.
Hydro One crews will now be able to complete the planned expansion.
Source: Hydro One