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WPLP will issue periodic news releases on project progress and at important milestones. All releases will be posted here as they are issued to media.
Wuskwatim Generating Station General Civil Contract Awarded
Winnipeg, December 2, 2008 -- A contract for the Wuskwatim Generating Station’s general civil construction work has been awarded to the O’Connell-Neilson-EBC Partnership in the amount of $289 million. A Letter of Intent to award the contract was issued by Manitoba Hydro at the end of September and the contract was officially concluded recently. The consortium consists of managing partner H.J. O’Connell Construction Ltd., whose project office is in St. John’s, Newfoundland; Neilson Inc. from Saint-Nicholas, Quebec; and EBC Inc. from L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. Under the Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership (WPLP), Manitoba Hydro manages the project, including the tendering process. (read more or download pdf)
Construction progressing on Wuskwatim Generating Station
Winnipeg,
July 24, 2007 -- Construction is progressing well on
the 200-megawatt Wuskwatim Generating Station on the Burntwood
River in northern Manitoba. The project's $8.3 million construction
power substation was recently commissioned and with electricity
from the provincial grid now available, the diesel generators
used to supply construction power to this point will be phased
out. (read more or download pdf)
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