Lower Churchill Project

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high-voltage direct current transmission line hydroelectric development project hydroelectric power station planned hydroelectric power station submarine and overhead transmission project

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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lower Churchill Project Phase 1	1
Lower Churchill hydroelectric development	1
Muskrat Falls Generating Station	0
Gull Island Generating Station	0
Labrador–Island Link transmission line	0
Maritime Link transmission line	0

Statements (51)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunatsiavut Government NERFINISHED ⓘ NunatuKavut Community Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateLengthKm	1100 ⓘ
commissioningPeriod	2019–2021 ⓘ
connectsRegion	Island of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartYear	2013 ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
developer	Emera Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalcor Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalcor Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador–Island Link transmission line NERFINISHED ⓘ Maritime Link transmission line ⓘ Muskrat Falls Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
installedCapacityMW	approximately 824 ⓘ
locatedIn	Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Churchill River NERFINISHED ⓘ Churchill River NERFINISHED ⓘ Churchill River NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorControversies	cost overruns ⓘ project delays ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Churchill River hydroelectric developments NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Churchill Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Churchill Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Churchill Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Churchill Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmissionType	HVDC ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muskrat Falls Generating Station → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ

Muskrat Falls dam → partOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ

subject surface form: Muskrat Falls Generating Station

Muskrat Falls dam → projectName → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ

subject surface form: Muskrat Falls Generating Station

this entity surface form: Lower Churchill Project Phase 1

Muskrat Falls dam → isMajorComponentOf → Lower Churchill Project ⓘ

subject surface form: Muskrat Falls Generating Station

this entity surface form: Lower Churchill hydroelectric development