The provincial government is providing $6.8 million dollars to supply hydro power to the Tata Steel processing site in Labrador West.
The project, announced earlier in the week, will include a new terminal station and a 27 km transmission line from Nalcor’s Menihek Hydro Generating Station to help offset the diesel Tata is now using to power its site.
Government says the project will reduce the mine’s diesel consumption by up to 40 per cent, lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
