Waasigan Transmission Project

Client

Start Date

October 2022

Completion Date

Ongoing

Scope

EPC of 190km of double circuit 230kV line and 170km of single circuit 230kV line

Highlights

  • One of the first EPC projects awarded by Hydro One through a competitive early contractor involvement (ECI) process.
  • 8 new lattice tower types and over 10 custom steel poles designed.

Challenges

  • Several routing alternatives designed (including a quad-circuit alternative) to facilitate stakeholder and landowner engagement

Services Utilized

  • FEED engineering
  • Electrical studies
  • Structure design and full-scale testing of lattice towers
  • Design and testing of hardware and materials
  • Geotechnical investigations
  • Foundation design
  • Field engineering

Location

Northern Ontario