Wabamun – Fort McMurray Line is a 500kV overhead line with a length of 508km from Wabamun, Alberta, Canada, to Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Construction works on the Wabamun – Fort McMurray Line started in 2017 and the project was commissioned in 2019.
Description
The Wabamun – Fort McMurray Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by ATCO Electric. The Wabamun – Fort McMurray Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
Approximately $1,600m was financed by the authorities to undertake the construction works of the project.
Wabamun – Fort McMurray Line project development status
The development of the Wabamun – Fort McMurray Line project was approved by Alberta Utilities Commission in 2017 and the project works were completed in 2019.
About ATCO Electric
ATCO Electric Ltd (ATCO Electric), a subsidiary of CU Inc, is a power company which provides electrical service that builds, operates and maintains a network of transmission and distribution of power lines in northern and east-central Alberta. The company offers services such as electricity distribution, connect and disconnect service, street lighting, upgrade services, removal of distribution assets, online bill payment, load management, electrical safety, power outage reporting, service installation or salvage, rebates and incentives, relocating power line, energy conservation and energy efficiency, among others.
Methodology
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.
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