Silver to Rosser Tap transmission project

Project overview

We are planning to build a new 230kV transmission line to connect an existing transmission line (S65R) to Diageo Canada Inc.’s distillery facility in Gimli. This project will allow the Diageo Gimli distillery to reduce natural gas usage and use more hydroelectricity to power its facility.

The proposed transmission line will travel from the existing line (S65R) located west of Highway 7 near Fraserwood, Manitoba, to the Diageo Canada Inc. distillery facility located north of Gimli.

This project is classified as a Class 2 development under The Environment Act.

How to participate

We thank everyone who provided their feedback and participated in the engagement process for this project. While our formal engagement process to inform the environmental assessment has ended, we remain open and responsive to any questions or concerns that may arise through the project's construction and operation. The project webpage will continue to be updated as the project progresses through the regulatory review process and project construction.

Timeline

Round 1 — identify and evaluate route options: February–March 2024
Round 2 — select preferred route: June 2024–July 2024
file environmental assessment report for regulatory review: August 2024
anticipated licensing decision: summer 2025
if licence approved, construction starts winter 2025/26

Updates

Environmental assessment report filed - August 2024

We submitted our environmental assessment report to the Environmental Approvals Branch of Manitoba Environment and Climate Change for regulatory review in August 2024.

Round 2 engagement for Silver to Rosser tap transmission line - June 2024

Manitoba Hydro has selected a preferred route for the Silver to Rosser tap transmission line based on feedback received in Round 1 engagement and the environmental assessment process to-date. Round 2 engagement has started and will be open until July 19, 2024.

Resources

Additional information on the project is available from these resources:

Featured resources

S65R Tap environmental assessment report (PDF, 300 KB)

S65R Tap final preferred route map – August 2024 (PDF, 862 KB)

Interactive map

GIS data

This zip file has spatial files in ESRI Shapefile format of the project infrastructure. They are viewable using geographic information system software. We recommend extracting the files to your computer, rather than opening them online. The .kml file will allow you to view the route(s) with software such as Google Earth®.

Final preferred route (ZIP, 12 KB)