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Hydro One Seeks Regulatory Approval to Build Orleans Area Reinforcement Project
Hydro One (H.TO) has filed a leave-to-construct application with the Ontario Energy Board to seek approval to build the C$100 million Orleans Area Reinforcement Project, the company said Friday.Hydro One expects the project to bolster capacity, improve the system's regional transfer capability, and strengthen reliability amid Ontario's increasing electricity demand. The project is expected to be in service by 2029.The project includes the construction of a new 11-kilometer 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line within an existing transmission corridor between the Hawthorne and Orleans transformer stations located in the Greater Ottawa area.The project also includes converting an existing 115-kV transmission line between the two stations to 230-kV.