TransCanada Corp. is applying to the National Energy Board (NEB) to expand the capacity of the Canadian Mainline System through its Maple Compressor Station near Vaughan, Ontario. The approximately $160 million project is underpinned by 15-year contracts and will increase capacity to the southern Ontario market, plus delivery to Atlantic Canada via the Trans Quebec & Maritimes Pipeline and Portland Natural Gas Transmission Systems.
"This expansion will help ensure Ontario customers receive the natural gas they need over the long-term and meet growing market demand in Atlantic Canada," said Karl Johannson, TransCanada's executive vice president and president, Canada and Mexico natural gas pipelines and energy.
The proposed project will add incremental compression and associated facilities on the Canadian Mainline to move an additional 80 million cubic feet of clean-burning natural gas per day -- enough to supply more than 300,000 homes annually.
Once TransCanada has completed its tariff process for capacity additions, an application to approve the associated facilities is expected to be filed with the NEB in early 2018 to meet a November 2019 in-service date. This new investment is part of an approximately $500 million program TransCanada is undertaking to support additional transportation of Canadian and U.S. gas along the company's Canadian Mainline System.
With more than 65 years' experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure, including natural gas and liquids pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 91,500 kilometers (56,900 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is the continent's leading provider of gas storage and related services, with 653 billion cubic feet of storage capacity.
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