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Canada Energy Regulator gives green light to Hydro-Québec transmission line

A Hydro Quebec logo is seen on their head office building, February 26, 2015 in Montreal. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

Hydro-Québec says the Canada Energy Regulator has issued the permit authorizing the construction and operation of the Appalaches-Maine Interconnection line.

The new power transmission line will connect to the New England Clean Energy Connect and carry 1,200 megawatts of Quebec hydroelectricity to New England.

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The company says the project now has all the permits required for construction, from Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande in Quebec to Lewiston in Maine.

READ MORE: Hydro-Québec gets green light from province to build Appalaches-Maine power line

Work in Maine on the New England Clean Energy Connect began in February.

Hydro-Québec says work on the Appalaches-Maine Interconnection will begin in the coming weeks.

Commissioning of the project is expected in 2023.

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