en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project in the United States, built with the participation of Danish cable manufacturer NKT, has held its commissioning ceremony in New York. This U.S. high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project, with an investment of approximately $6 billion, connects Quebec, Canada, with New York City, enabling the delivery of Canadian hydropower to New York.

The CHPE project utilizes 400 kV HVDC technology, with a total line length exceeding 600 kilometers and a maximum transmission capacity of 1,250 megawatts. The project is being advanced by Transmission Developers, with NKT responsible for engineering, manufacturing, and cable system installation. The project entered commercial operation ahead of schedule in May 2026, and a formal commissioning ceremony was held in New York on June 16.

Once operational, the project can meet up to approximately 20% of New York City's peak electricity demand, equivalent to the power consumption of about 1 million households. The transmission line traverses a variety of onshore and underwater environments, including Lake Champlain, the Hudson River, and the Harlem River. With the commissioning of the $6 billion CHPE transmission project, a new clean electricity corridor has been established between the United States and Canada, providing a new engineering case study for cross-border transmission, HVDC cables, and hydropower export.

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