The Muskrat Falls project is a Nalcor Energy initiative and included building an 824 MW hydroelectric generating facility and transmission lines sending power from Muskrat Falls in Labrador to the island of Newfoundland and to Nova Scotia. The commissioning of the generating facility is planned for 2020. It’s the second largest hydroelectric project carried out in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Grid Solutions Canada ULC, a subsidiary of General Electric Canada, hired BBA to install two 450 MW, 350 kV per pole, bipolar HVdc converter substations, two HVdc transition substations for marine cable crossings between Labrador and Newfoundland as well as three HVac substations and to extend an existing HVac substation.
Over 20 experts from various BBA disciplines—civil, structural, mechanical and electrical systems, project management and control—contributed to this major project. Our solutions allowed the client to lower construction costs by reducing the amount of steel used in gantries and by optimizing procurement activities, especially for long-term purchases.