Canada gives final OK for hydropower transmission project | BDN+PPH
The project now has all the permits required for construction from Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande in Quebec to the Maine border, and then over a 145-mile (233-kilometer) stretch to the grid in Lewiston,…
The project now has all the permits required for construction from Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande in Quebec to the Maine border, and then over a 145-mile (233-kilometer) stretch to the grid in Lewiston, Maine. “We are going ahead with a project that respects the highest environmental and engineering standards,” Sophie Brochu, president and CEO of Hydro Quebec, said Friday in a statement.” Ø C13193 Commission | Commission – Letter Decision and Permit EP-305 to Hydro-Quebec TransÉnergie – Appalaches-Maine Interconnection Power Line Project: “The Commission finds that there has been adequate consultation and accommodation for the purpose of the Commission’s decision on the Project. The Commission also finds that any potential Project-related impacts on the interests, including rights, of affected Indigenous peoples are not likely to have an adverse effect and can be effectively addressed. As a result, the Commission finds that the issuance of a permit under section 248 of the CER Act is consistent with section 35 of the Constitution Act and the honour of the Crown.
