Juan de Fuca Power Cable, Esquimalt

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$480Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Proposed construction of a 550 MW direct current line that would connect Vancouver Island to the Pacific Northwest power grid. The National Energy Board approved the Juan de Fuca cable project in Sep 2006.

From the project's description in B.C. Major Projects Inventory, Open Government Licence – British Columbia; shortened to whole sentences where long.

Facts

Type: Transmission lines (line) · Transmission lines in British Columbia
Location: Esquimalt
Municipality: Esquimalt
Province or state: British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada

Nearby projects

Point Hope Maritime Shipyard Expansion · Ports · Proposed · about 4 km away
Highway 1 Bus on Shoulder - McKenzie to Colwood Interchange · Transit · Under construction · about 5 km away (an approximate location)
2L143 - Cable Replacement Project · Transmission lines · Under construction · about 5 km away (an approximate location)
Belleville Terminal Redevelopment · Ports · Under construction · about 5 km away (an approximate location)
Sooke Wind Project · Dams and power generation · On hold · about 28 km away

Latest updates

30 Sep 2025: first recorded here. BC Major Projects Inventory, 30 Sep 2025 edition.

Stage history

Proposed BC Major Projects Inventory: Proposed (as of 30 Sep 2025)

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 1324 (as of 30 Sep 2025)

Licences: Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Full credits: Data sources and licences.

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