Bipole III

Transmission Reliability Project

Bipole III is a proposed new high voltage direct current (HVdc) transmission project required to improve overall system reliability and dependability. The project includes the HVdc transmission line, energy conversion facilities, and system connections.

Current Status

The Bipole III transmission project is now proceeding through:

• the final planning phases of route selection – see details on the preliminary preferred route selection;
  • See the preliminary preferred route map;
  • See Newsletter #4: Round Four – Preliminary Preferred Route.
• environmental assessment (EA) studies;
• initiation of the fourth and final round of the environmental assessment consultation process, to begin in August 2010.

Schedule

The current schedule involves completion of an Environmental Impact Statement by the end of June 2011. Round 4 environmental assessment consultation will be ongoing from August through December 2010.