Power Transmission Projects
Electricity service for Éléonore mining property
- At a Glance
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Status: Under construction Region: Nord-du-Québec Type: Growth in energy requirements Owner: Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie Project supervision: Hydro-Québec Équipement - Documents
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- Decision Phase bulletin [PDF]
The line route is in the municipality of Baie-James.
As part of the Éléonore project, Opinaca Mines is currently prospecting on the northeast side of Opinaca reservoir.
At the promoter's request, Hydro-Québec conducted draft-design studies for the following:
- Temporary 69-kV service for the prospecting camp (phase 1);
- 120-kV service for the mining operations, starting in 2011 (phase 2).
The ideal solution in this context would be to build a 63.5-km line that could initially be operated at 69 kV and subsequently converted to 120 kV. Using the same line instead of building a second permanent line will substantially reduce the environmental impacts of the project.
Construction started in October 2009. Commissioning of 69-kV service is planned for 2010, followed by commissioning of 120-kV service in 2011 if the mining project goes ahead.
The estimated cost of the project is $29.7 million.
To learn more about the project, consult the Documents section above.
