Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (generator, transmission and system operator); Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (regulator); Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (owner)
Route to power. Utility industrial process. The legislature approved the Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement 21 to 18 on 2026-09-17. It is non-binding, runs to 2027-03-31 unless both sides agree to extend it, proposes a plant of up to 2,700 MW at Gull Island, and the Innu Nation has not consented.
Where the power is
Labrador’s system peaked at 422 MW in 2023, and NL Hydro forecasts load growth of 300 MW to nearly 700 MW over the next ten years, mostly from industrial customers. Large blocks of new power depend on the Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement with Quebec, under which the province would keep up to 2,350 MW, plus 400 MW from a proposed wind project.
Officials aim to finalize binding agreements by the end of the year, and Ottawa has promised up to $10 billion in financial support. The Innu Nation opposes the deal.
How you connect
You would go to NL Hydro directly, through its general industrial process. Its Labrador Network Additions Policy shares the cost of new transmission between new and existing customers, to limit rate increases for existing ones. NL Hydro’s Labrador planning page sets out the outlook.
What has happened
Updated 2026-10-13.