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aintain system reliability, strengthen the Manic–Québec corridor, and reduce

electrical losses: Hydro-Quebec’s Micoua-Saguenay Transmission Project
Mwill deliver the energy needs for the Manic-Quebec corridor.

Beginning in the mid-1960s, Hydro-Québec has added a number of 735-kV lines to its

transmission system over the years. These lines are used to carry the electric power

produced by our generating stations, located primarily in the Baie-James and Côte-Nord
regions, to the province’s major load centers, situated in southern Québec.

Annie Rousseau, Chef Projets IV at Hydro-Québec, tells Business Elite Canada that the

new 735-kilovolt (kV) supply line connects Micoua substation in the Côte-Nord region

with Saguenay substation in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. The latter is currently being
expanded to accommodate the equipment needed to connect the line. New equipment

will also be installed at Micoua substation and this will not involve any expansion.

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