After a 19-month regulatory case that generated a 293-page decision, approval has been recommended for the first Canadian pipeline project reviewed under rules enacted by the federal government in its 2019 Impact Assessment Act.

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) tacked 34 conditions and two national policy suggestions onto the recommended permit for TC Energy Corp. to add 39 kilometers (23 miles) of pipe to its western supply grid, Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL).

The addition, West Path Delivery 2023, is scheduled to take only five months to build with 90% of its 48-inch diameter pipe laid in an established gas route to increase exports to the western United States by 166 MMcf/d.

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