The 735-kV Judith-Jasmin substation in Terrebonne (Photo: Hydro-Québec)
MONTREAL, CANADA – Hydro-Québec’s President and CEO, Éric Martel, and the Québec Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonatan Julien, have commissioned new power transmission facilities built as part of the 735-kV Chamouchouane–Bout-de-l’Île project.
This $980 million (CAD$1.3 billion) project included three components:
- a new 261-mile 735-kV transmission line between Chamouchouane substation in La Doré, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and the Montréal metropolitan loop;
- the 735/120/25-kV Judith-Jasmin substation, located in Terrebonne and connected to the new line; and
- a new 12-mile segment of the 735-kV line to supply Bout-de-l’Île substation in Montréal.
“These new facilities will allow us to meet growing demand in southern Québec while ensuring the reliability of the entire grid. We’re seeing a major construction site come to a close: the largest 735-kV line project built in the north–south axis in 25 years,” said Éric Martel.
Source: Hydro-Québec