Work on a new hydro transmission line between Chatham and Lakeshore is ahead of schedule.
Construction on the 49-kilometre, 230-kilovolt line began this past June, and officials with Hydro One now say the project should be in service by December 2024, a full year earlier than expected.
The accelerated timeline is expected to save roughly $15-million.
Officials with Hydro One say thanks to partnerships with local Indigenous communities, residents and affected property owners, and prioritization from both provincial and municipal governments.
The transmission line will provide an estimated 400 megawatts of clean electricity to the region, enough to light up a city the size of Windsor. Officials say the project will increase the reliability and resiliency of the electrical network in the region, and support economic growth in agri-foods, clean energy supply chain, and manufacturing.
“We’re grateful for the collaboration with so many in the planning, development and construction of this line. Working together with Indigenous communities, municipalities, local community members and organizations, landowners and farmers, and our construction teams has supported very efficient delivery,” said Andrew Spencer, Executive Vice President, Capital Portfolio Delivery, Hydro One in a news release. “The long-lasting partnerships we’ve developed have enabled us to work in a transparent and meaningful way and have been instrumental in accelerating the pace of this transmission line project.”