Intended at providing cost-effective, reliable power to the growing natural gas industry, the DCAT project is expected to double the electricity capacity in the region.
The right of way clearing and site preparation will employ 55 to 110 workers, according to the company.
The project includes a new substation at Sundance Lake near Highway 97, a new 60km, double circuit, 230kV transmission line between the new substation and Bear Mountain Terminal, located west of Dawson Creek, and a new 12km, double circuit, 230kV transmission line to connect Bear Mountain Terminal to the existing Dawson Creek Substation.
Approved by the British Columbia Utilities Commission in April 2013, the project also covers expansion of Bear Mountain Terminal to a full substation and the expansion of Dawson Creek Substation.
The new transmission line is expected to enter service by 2015.
