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Row of lattice transmission towers silhouetted against an orange dusk sky

British Columbia · Since 1966

Every kV, through
every terrain.

Trans Power has built transmission and distribution lines through coastal rainforest, interior plateau, and alpine passes for six decades. 4 kV to 500 kV, energized on schedule.

Established1966
Voltage range4–500 kV
TerritoryBritish Columbia
ScopeT + D Lines
Helicopter working at the tops of new lattice transmission towers during line construction

Heli-assisted construction · New transmission corridor

Voltage classes we build

Legacy urban distribution4
kV
Community + industrial feeders25
kV
Sub-transmission69
kV
Regional transmission138
kV
Backbone transmission230
kV
Heritage BC lines287
kV
Interties + bulk transfer500
kV

Six decades. Same standard.

Trans Power built many of the transmission lines British Columbia runs on today. Since 1966 our crews have strung conductor through coastal rainforest, interior plateau, and alpine passes where the weather does not negotiate.

That history is not a museum piece. It is a working method: plan hard, build clean, document everything, and bring every crew member home. The name on the tower has meant the same thing for sixty years.

Bernie Rokstad · President

Request for proposal

Have a line to build?

Tell us the route, the voltage, and the in-service date. We will tell you how we would build it.

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Capabilities

From 4 kV to 500 kV.

Every voltage class in the province, from neighborhood feeders to the 500 kV interties that move power between regions. One contractor, one standard of work.

Lattice transmission towers and conductor spans against a clear blue sky

500 kV conductor spans · Clear day on the corridor

69–500 kV

Transmission lines

High-voltage circuits across the terrain other contractors route around. We build where the line needs to go, not where the road happens to be.

Sky-crane helicopter lowering steel onto a lattice tower under construction
Heli-assisted steel erection
  • Lattice tower and steel monopole erection
  • Foundations and anchor installation
  • Conductor stringing and sagging
  • Remote and limited-access construction
  • Line rebuilds and reconductoring
4–25 kV

Distribution

The feeders that carry power the last miles. Fast-moving crews for new subdivisions, industrial sites, and system upgrades.

  • Overhead distribution, new build and rebuild
  • Pole replacement programs
  • System upgrades and voltage conversions
  • Storm response and restoration
Install + splice

Feeder cable

Overhead and underground feeder cable, from the substation fence to the systems it serves. Pulled, terminated, and tested to spec.

  • Underground feeder installs and duct work
  • Cable pulling and terminations
  • Splicing and testing
  • Overhead-to-underground transitions
Award → energize

Project management

A single accountable team from contract award to energization. Owners get one phone number and a schedule they can trust.

Trans Power digger derrick and boom trucks staged in an equipment yard
Fleet staging ahead of a pole program
  • Constructability and access planning
  • Scheduling, procurement, and logistics
  • Stakeholder and landowner coordination
  • Environmental compliance in the field
Documented

Quality management

Quality is a record, not a promise. Every torque value, every sag table, every inspection signed off and turned over.

  • Inspection and test plans per structure
  • Material traceability
  • Non-conformance tracking and closeout
  • Complete turnover packages at energization
Scope a project

Route. Voltage. Date.

Send us those three things and we will come back with a build plan.

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Safety

Nobody gets hurt moving power.

High voltage, heavy steel, and mountain weather leave no room for improvisation. Safety at Trans Power is not a poster on the wall. It is the operating system every job runs on.

How we keep crews whole

Four disciplines, every job, every day
Two linemen in hi-vis gear working from a bucket among energized distribution conductors
Two qualified workers, one controlled zone · Live distribution work
01 · Before the truck rolls

Plan the work

Hazard assessments, site-specific safety plans, and daily tailboards. Every task gets planned before it gets performed, and the plan lives with the crew, not in a binder.

02 · The people

Train the crew

Certified powerline technicians, structured apprenticeship, and continuous upgrading. Competency is verified, never assumed.

03 · The hazard

Control the energy

Isolation, grounding, and strict limits of approach. When energy state changes, work stops until every person on site confirms the new plan.

04 · The environment

Respect the terrain

Weather calls, access planning, and wildlife protocols for crews working days from the nearest hospital. The mountain sets the schedule, and we plan for it.

Stop-work authority belongs to every person on site.
Any crew member can halt any job, at any moment, with no justification required and no consequences. It is used, and it works.
Work with us

Build it safe or not at all.

If that sounds like your kind of job site, we are hiring linemen and apprentices.

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