Lower Churchill Project

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The Lower Churchill Project is a major hydroelectric development in Labrador, Canada, designed to harness the remaining hydroelectric potential of the Churchill River through large-scale generating stations and transmission infrastructure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-voltage direct current transmission line ⓘ
hydroelectric development project ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ
planned hydroelectric power station ⓘ
submarine and overhead transmission project ⓘ
affectedIndigenousGroups Innu Nation ⓘ
Nunatsiavut Government ⓘ
NunatuKavut Community Council ⓘ
approximateLengthKm 1100 ⓘ
commissioningPeriod 2019–2021 ⓘ
connectsRegion Island of Newfoundland ⓘ
Labrador ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
constructionStartYear 2013 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
developer Emera Inc. ⓘ
Nalcor Energy ⓘ
Nalcor Energy ⓘ
environmentalConcerns impacts on Indigenous lands and rights ⓘ
methylmercury contamination risk ⓘ
estimatedTotalCapacityMW over 3000 ⓘ
financingSupport loan guarantees from Government of Canada ⓘ
hasComponent Gull Island Generating Station ⓘ
Labrador–Island Link transmission line ⓘ
Maritime Link transmission line ⓘ
Muskrat Falls Generating Station ⓘ
installedCapacityMW approximately 824 ⓘ
locatedIn Labrador ⓘ
Labrador ⓘ
Labrador ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Churchill River ⓘ
Churchill River ⓘ
Churchill River ⓘ
majorControversies cost overruns ⓘ
project delays ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
partOf Churchill River hydroelectric developments ⓘ
Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
plannedCapacityMW approximately 2250 ⓘ
primaryEnergySource hydropower ⓘ
projectStatus not yet constructed ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
export of electricity to other provinces ⓘ
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels ⓘ
successorDeveloper Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro ⓘ
transmissionType HVDC ⓘ

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Muskrat Falls Generating Station → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Muskrat Falls Generating Station → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
subject linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
Muskrat Falls Generating Station → projectName → Lower Churchill Project Phase 1 ⓘ
subject linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Muskrat Falls Generating Station → isMajorComponentOf → Lower Churchill hydroelectric development ⓘ
subject linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Lower Churchill River → isSubjectOf → Lower Churchill hydroelectric development ⓘ
linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Muskrat Falls Generating Station → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
subject linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Gull Island Generating Station → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
subject linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Labrador–Island Link transmission line → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
subject linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Maritime Link transmission line → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
subject linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Labrador–Island Link → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Maritime Link → associatedProject → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Nalcor Energy → responsibleForProject → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
Nalcor Energy → notableProject → Lower Churchill hydroelectric development ⓘ
linked to: Lower Churchill Project
Churchill River (Labrador) → hasMajorProject → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
subject linked to: Churchill River in Labrador