NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 101/24

Menihek Hydroelectric Generation Station Exemption Order
under the
Electrical Power Control Act, 1994
and the
Public Utilities Act
(OC 2024-217)

(Filed December 23, 2024)

Under the authority of section 5.2 of the Electrical Power Control Act, 1994 and section 4.1 of the Public Utilities Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Order.

Dated at St. John’s, December 23, 2024.

Krista Quinlan
Clerk of the Executive Council

ORDER

Analysis

           1.    Short title

           2.    Definition

           3.    Exemption

           4.    Commencement

Short title

       1.  This Order may be cited as the Menihek Hydroelectric Generation Station Exemption Order.

Definition

       2.  In this Order, "Menihek Hydroelectric generation station" means

            (a)  the hydroelectric generation station and related facilities located at Menihek Lake;

           (b)  dams, dykes and other works required for the generation of power at Menihek Lake;

            (c)  transmission facilities necessary to deliver power generated at Menihek Lake to a suitable point of interconnection with existing transmission facilities; and

           (d)  any other facilities and equipment necessary for the facilities, works or equipment referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).

Exemption

       3.  Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is exempt from the Electrical Power Control Act, 1994 and the Public Utilities Act for all aspects of its activities pertaining to the Menihek Hydroelectric generation station.

Commencement

       4.  This Order comes into force on January 1, 2025.

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