The agreements, signed by Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Hydro-Québec Chief Executive Officer, Michael Sabia, and the Québec Minister responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit, Ian Lafrenière, officially designate the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Hydro-Québec as co-owners of the Hertel Line, once in service, via the Horizon Kahnawà:ke Hydro-Québec Limited Partnership.

Upon commissioning in 2026, the Hertel Line will be a 58-km, 400-kV underground transmission line running from Hertel substation in La Prairie to the Rivière Richelieu, where it will interconnect with a line in New York State. The Hertel Line will carry 1,250 MW of renewable electricity to New York City, enough to power 1 million homes.

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Upon commissioning in 2026, the Hertel Line will be a 58-km, 400-kV underground transmission line running from Hertel substation in La Prairie to the Rivière Richelieu, where it will interconnect with a line in New York State. The Hertel Line will carry 1,250 MW of renewable electricity to New York City, enough to power 1 million homes.

“The agreement signed today gives me hope that more partnerships like this one will materialize in the future so that more communities can be included in major projects,” said Ian Lafrenière, Minister responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit.

As part of the project agreements, Hydro-Québec is pledging a $10-million donation to the new Kahnawà:ke Cultural Arts Center, to become the leading non-government donor on the project. The donation demonstrates the close ties forged between Kahnawà:ke and Hydro-Québec in recent years.

“The agreement signed today gives me hope that more partnerships like this one will materialize in the future so that more communities can be included in major projects,” said Ian Lafrenière, Minister responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit.

As part of the project agreements, Hydro-Québec is pledging a $10-million donation to the new Kahnawà:ke Cultural Arts Center, to become the leading non-government donor on the project. The donation demonstrates the close ties forged between Kahnawà:ke and Hydro-Québec in recent years.

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