Mount Pleasant Substation upgrade

Substations are a key part of our electricity grid. Inside a substation, transformers "step down" high-voltage transmission power to a lower voltage that can be distributed to homes and businesses.

We're planning to install additional equipment inside our existing substation to increase the power that we can supply to homes and businesses. There are three parts to our project:

1. We'll install additional high- and medium-voltage equipment inside the substation — this equipment will bring power to and from the transformers.
2. We'll install a new transformer in an existing, empty space within the substation — this will be the substation's third transformer.
3. We'll connect the new equipment inside the building so that it can serve our customers.

In addition to work at the substation, you'll see up to three more BC Hydro crews working around the Mount Pleasant Substation during and just after this construction period. These teams will be expanding the distribution network – the underground cables that transport power from the substation to homes and businesses.

Additional equipment is needed to meet growing electricity demands in the area served by the Mount Pleasant Substation.

Almost all of our work will take place inside the existing Mount Pleasant Substation, located at 338 West 6^th Avenue.

Select the project map [PDF, 4.3 MB] to view it at a larger size.
 

We expect to start construction in March 2026, and to complete our work in 2029.

Our timelines will be updated as we keep working with contractors and suppliers.