Riel Converter Station
$267 million
2012 Rank: 94
2011 Rank: 90
Sector: Transmission
Location: Rosser, Manitoba
Owner: Manitoba Hydro
Key Players:
Contractor: PCL (general contractor)
Funding: Public
Manitoba Hydro: $267 million
Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2014.
Description:
The station will serve as a backup for the Dorsey Converter Station, located west of the city near Rosser. It will also serve as the converter station for the new $3.28-billion Bipole III transmission line that Manitoba Hydro hopes to begin building in the fall of 2012 and to have in service by mid-2017. Currently under construction, completion is scheduled for 2014.





