Reinforcing the 230-kV and 120-kV transmission grid supplying Bécancour industrial park

At a Glance

Status:	Under construction
Region:	Centre-du-Québec
Owner:	Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie

Documents

General Information bulletin - July 2009 [PDF] [In French only]
Decision Phase Bulletin - November 2009 [PDF] [In French only]
Letter advising project deferral - May 2010 [PDF] [In French only]
Decision Phase Bulletin (Update) - July 2011 [PDF] [In French only]
Project News bulletin - January 2012 [PDF] [In French only]

Between January and September 2012, Hydro-Québec will rebuild and reroute the transmission system between Nicolet and Bécancour substations. The work has two main objectives: meet the growing demand of Bécancour's industrial park and ensure the reliability of the transmission system.

The work will consist of dismantling and rebuilding, within the same right-of-way, a 230-kV line over 44 km between Nicolet and Bécancour substations.

A 31-km long, 230-kV line built on wooden H-frames in 1959, will be rebuilt on steel towers.
In the Saint-Grégoire sector, within the municipality of Bécancour, the rebuilt line will follow the widened right-of-way of a 120-kV line over 2.2 km.
Between the Saint-Grégoire sector and Bécancour substation, the new line will replace an existing 230-kV line.

Commissioning is scheduled for September 2012.

To find out more about this project, consult the January 2012 Project News bulletin [In French only].