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	Company Type	Crown Corporation
	Foundation	St John's, Newfoundland ( 1954 )
	Location	St John's, Newfoundland Canada
	Key People	Ed Martin, President & CEO
	Industry	Electricity Generation & distribution
	Num Employees	1,150 (2005)
	Products	Electricity
	Revenue	$493,500,000 CAN

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a government-owned corporation that provides hydroelectric power for Newfoundland And Labrador , Canada .

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's installed generating capacity, 7427 Megawatt s (MW) is the fourth largest of all utility companies in Canada . Generating assets consist of ten Hydroelectric plants, including the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant, which is the second largest Underground Power Station in the world with a rated capacity of 5,428 MW of power, one Oil-fired Plant , four Gas Turbine s and 26 Diesel Plant s. Every year, Hydro generates and transmits over 80 per cent of the electrical energy consumed by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians – over 6,487 GWh of energy in 2004.

In 1975 the Newfoundland And Labrador Power Commission , a Crown Corporation originally established to assist in Rural Electrification , was renamed Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation (Hydro). Hydro is a crown corporation, owned by the Province of Newfoundland And Labrador . Hydro generates, transmits and distributes electrical power and energy to utility, residential and industrial customers throughout the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is the parent company of the Hydro Group of Companies comprised of:

• Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited (CFLCo)


• Lower Churchill Development Corporation Limited (LCDC)


• Gull Island Power Company Limited (GIPCo)


• Twin Falls Power Corporation Limited (TwinCo)

GENERATING FACILITIES



Hydroelectric Generating Stations

Labrador (5,428 MW)

• Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Twin Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station ''(non-operating)''

Newfoundland (1,254 MW)

• Bay D'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility


• Cat Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Roddickton Hydroelectric generating station


• Snooks Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Venams Bight Hydroelectric Generating Station

''Non-Utility Generators''

• Star Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Rattle Brook Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Deer Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Exploits River (Grand Falls) Hydroelectric Generating Station


• Exploits River (Bishops Falls) Hydroelectric Generating Station

Thermal (Diesel) Generating Stations

Labrador (32.8 MW)

• Happy Valley-Goose Bay


• Mud Lake


• Black Tickle


• Cartwright


• Charlottetown


• Davis Inlet


• Hopedale


• L'Anse-au-Loop


• Makkovik


• Mary's Harbour


• Nain


• Norman Bay


• Paradise River


• Port Hope Simpson


• Postville


• Rigolet


• St. Lewis


• William's Harbour

Newfoundland (23.5 MW)

• Francois


• Grey River


• Hawke's Bay


• Little Bay Islands


• McCallum


• Ramea


• Rencontre East


• St. Anthony


• St. Brendan's

Thermal (Oil) Generating Stations

Newfoundland (490 MW)

• Holyrood Thermal Generating Station

Gas Turbine Generating Stations

Labrador (27 MW)

• Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Newfoundland (123 MW)

• Hardwoods


• Holyrood


• Stephenville

HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HISTORY OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR HYDRO

• 1947 – George Desbarats hired as an engineering consultant to undertake a water power survey


• 1949 – Premier J.R. Smallwood promised to create a public utility


• 1954 – On June 22, the Power Commission Act was passed creating the Newfoundland Power Commission, what would become Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro


• 1956 – George Desbarats began as Commissioner and sole employee of the Newfoundland Power Commission.


• 1956 - British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO) was formed to explore development at Bay D’Espoir and later Churchill Falls


• 1958 – Premier Smallwood announced his Rural Electrification Plan


• 1958 – John Ryan succeeds George Desbarats as Chair of the Commission


• 1961 – Frank Newbury becomes Chair of the Commission


• 1963 – Government passed the Rural Electrification Act, which established power distribution districts (PDDs) to assist non-incorporated municipalities to access electricity where feasible


• 1964 - George Hobbs becomes Chair


• 1964 – Bay D’Espoir Hydro Electric Development begins


• 1965 – Government signed an agreement with Newfoundland Light And Power to give it ownership of the rural lines connected to its system. Any future lines would be jointly constructed.


• 1965 – The Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission Act replaced the 1954 Power Commission Act and created the Newfoundland And Labrador Rural Electrical Authority (REA). The Act also provided for the establishment of a province-wide electrical code.


• 1966 – Bay d’Espoir Stage 2 began construction


• 1968 – Construction on Holyrood Thermal Generating Station began


• 1969 – CFLCo and Hydro Quebec sign the Upper Churchill Falls Power Contract


• 1971 – First power from Churchill Falls delivered to Quebec


• 1974 – Churchill Falls project was complete.


• 1974 – Wallace Read replaces George Hobbs as Chair of the Power Commission.


• 1974 - Government acquires part ownership of CFLCo from Brinco


• 1975 – Government reforms the Commission into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro-Electric Corporation (Hydro)


• 1975 – Denis Groom appointed as President and CEO of Hydro


• 1975 – Government appoints Douglas Fullerton as the first Chairman of the Board of the Hydro Group of Companies.


• 1978 – Stage 3 of the Bay d’Espoir project was officially opened


• 1978 – Victor Young replaced Denis Groom as chairman and CEO of Hydro


• 1980 – Hinds Lake Hydro Electric Development came on stream


• 1981 – Roddickton mini-hydro generating station opened


• 1983 – Upper Salmon Hydro Electric Development plant opened


• 1985 – Cat Arm Hydro Electric Development opened making it the second largest hydro project on the island.


• 1985 – Cyril Abery replaced Vic Young as chairman and CEO


• 1989 – Paradise River Hydro Electric Development became operational


• 1989 – Hydro Place became the official headquarters for the Hydro Group of Companies


• 1991 – Cyril Abery resigned as chairman and CEO. He was replaced by David Mercer as President and CEO, while James Chalker assumed the duties of chairman of the board.


• 1995 – William Wells replaced David Mercer as President and CEO of Hydro.


• 1998 – Two small-scale private hydro projects at Star Lake and Rattle Brook were put into service


• 2003 – New 40 MW Granite Canal Hydro Electric Development officially opened

EXTERNAL LINKS

• Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

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