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1947 – George Desbarats hired as an engineering consultant to undertake a water power survey
1949 – Premier Joseph R. Smallwood promised to create a public utility
1954 – On June 22, the Power Commission Act was passed creating the Newfoundland Power Commission, what would become Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
1956 – George Desbarats began as Commissioner and sole employee of the Newfoundland Power Commission.
1956 – British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO) was formed to explore development at Bay d'Espoir and later Churchill Falls
1958 – Premier Smallwood announced his Rural Electrification Plan
1958 – John Ryan succeeds George Desbarats as Chair of the Commission
1961 – Frank Newbury becomes Chair of the Commission
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1963 – Government passed the Rural Electrification Act, which established power distribution districts (PDDs) to assist non-incorporated municipalities to access electricity where feasible
1964 – George Hobbs becomes Chair
1964 – Bay d'Espoir Hydro Electric Development begins
1965 – Government signed an agreement with Newfoundland Light and Power to give it ownership of the rural lines connected to its system. Any future lines would be jointly constructed.
1965 – The Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission Act replaced the 1954 Power Commission Act and created the Newfoundland and Labrador Rural Electrical Authority (REA). The Act also provided for the establishment of a province-wide electrical code.
1966 – Bay d'Espoir Stage 2 began construction
1968 – Construction on Holyrood Thermal Generating Station began
1969 – CFLCo and Hydro-Québec sign the Upper Churchill Falls power contract
1971 – First power from Churchill Falls delivered to Quebec
1974 – Churchill Falls project was complete.
1974 – Wallace Read replaces George Hobbs as Chair of the Power Commission.
1974 - Government acquires part ownership of CFLCo from Brinco
1975 – Government reforms the Commission into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro-Electric Corporation (Hydro)
1975 – Denis Groom appointed as president and CEO of Hydro
1975 – Government appoints Douglas Fullerton as the first Chairman of the Board of the Hydro Group of Companies.
1978 – Stage 3 of the Bay d'Espoir project was officially opened
1978 – Victor Young replaced Denis Groom as chairman and CEO of Hydro
1980 – Hinds Lake Hydro Electric Development came on stream
1981 – Roddickton hydro generating station opened
1983 – Upper Salmon Hydro Electric Development plant opened
1985 – Cat Arm Hydro Electric Development opened making it the second largest hydro project on Newfoundland.
1985 – Cyril Abery replaced Vic Young as chairman and CEO
1989 – Paradise River Hydro Electric Development became operational
1989 – Hydro Place became the official headquarters for the Hydro Group of Companies
1991 – Cyril Abery resigned as chairman and CEO. He was replaced by David Mercer as president and CEO, while James Chalker assumed the duties of chairman of the board.
1995 – William Wells replaced David Mercer as president and CEO of Hydro.
1998 – Two private hydro projects at Star Lake and Rattle Brook were put into service
2003 – New 40 MW Granite Canal Hydro Electric Development officially opened
2019 – Jennifer Williams replaces Jim Hynes as President of Hydro
2021 June 23 – Premier Andrew Furey announced Nalcor Energy would be dismantled and folded into Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
2023 - completion of the 1100km transmission link to Newfoundland as part of the Muskrat Falls. Originally approved in 2012 with an anticipated price tag of around $7.4 billion, the costs of the project had increased to more than $13 billion.
From Wikipedia’s article on Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4