Minister’s Directive

To: The Ontario Energy Board

I, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Electrification, hereby direct the Ontario Energy Board (“Board”) pursuant to section 28.6.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 as follows:

  1. The Board shall amend the conditions of the electricity transmission licence of Hydro One Networks Inc. (“Hydro One”) to include a requirement that Hydro One proceed to do the following related to the construction, expansion or reinforcement of its transmission system:
    1. Develop and seek approvals for the following transmission line project:
      1. A new 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line (built to 500 kV standards) from Wawa Transformer Station to Porcupine Transformer Station, including associated station facility expansions or upgrades required at the terminal stations.
  2. The Board shall require that Hydro One provide such reporting to the Board as the Board may consider appropriate, with respect to budget, timing, and risks in relation to the development of the transmission line project listed in sub-paragraph 1 i.
  3. The Board shall make the amendments to Hydro One’s electricity transmission licence without holding a hearing.

Order in Council 1555/2024