Labrador-Island Link
Construction of the 1,100km Labrador-Island Link (LIL) was completed in late 2017.
Major construction activities included:
- Surveying and constructing infrastructure (access roads, bridges, marshalling yards and temporary construction camps).
- Site clearing and earthworks for the converter station, switchyard and synchronous condensers as Soldiers Pond.
- Clearing and preparation for the transmission line right-of-way.
- Installation of tower foundations.
- Assembly and installation of transmission towers.
- Installation of conductor and grounding system.
- Building a converter station at Muskrat Falls and Soldiers Pond, as well as grounding stations at L’Anse au Diable and Dowden’s Point.
- Building the Strait of Belle Isle cable transition compounds on each side of the Straits, which act as the transition point between the subsea cable and overhead line.
- Inspection and commissioning of the line.
