Gull Island Hydroelectric Project
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro · Churchill River, Labrador, NL
Overview
A new 2,700 MW hydroelectric station on the lower Churchill River, developed jointly by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec under the 2026 cooperation agreement. It is the single largest new generating station proposed in Canada and the centrepiece of a package Ottawa has called the largest clean-energy investment in North American history.
- Owner
- Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
- Province
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Location
- Churchill River, Labrador, NL
- Category
- Hydro
- Phase
- Planning
Latest update
Newfoundland and Labrador legislature voted in favour of the agreement.
Final agreements are targeted for the end of 2026; the proposal expires 31 March 2027 if they are not reached.
Sep 18, 2026
Project timeline
- Sep 18, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador legislature voted in favour of the agreement.
Final agreements are targeted for the end of 2026; the proposal expires 31 March 2027 if they are not reached.
Source ↗ - Aug 17, 2026
Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement announced.
Ottawa committed $10 billion in financing across Churchill Falls, Gull Island, transmission and Labrador wind.
Source ↗
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Also reported as: Gull Island · Gull Island Generating Station
Tracked since Sep 21, 2026
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