Manitoba Hydro International Ltd. (MHI)
Manitoba Hydro International assists power utilities, governments, and private sector clients worldwide to deliver electricity efficiently, effectively and in a sustainable manner. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of one of the largest and oldest electric power utilities in Canada, MHI has provided utility infrastructure management, consulting and training services to over 70 countries worldwide.
MHI’s services fall into the following categories:
Sector Issues
- Deregulation and Privatization
- Rate Design and Tariff Structures
- Industry Restructuring
- Rural Electrification
Systems Operations
- System Control
- Energy Management
- Environmental Management Systems
- System Performance Analysis
- Interconnections and power sale/purchase agreements
- Power Pooling and Trading
- Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Operation and Management
- Utility Management and Management Services
- Energy Utilization and Demand Side Management
- Utility Finance and Accounting
- Customer Billing, Accounting, and Metering
- Human Resource Development
- Purchasing, Stores, and Contracted Services
- Environmental Stewardship and Services
- Safety and Occupational Health
- Management Information Systems
- Management Accounting
System and Power Supply Planning and Engineering
- Generation, Transmission and Distribution Planning
- Project Economic Evaluation
- Load Forecasting and Market Research
- Construction Project Management and Supervision
- Design, Construction, and Commissioning
- Hydraulic and Thermal Generation Rehabilitation
Power Quality
- Solving Power Quality Problems with Customized Solutions
In addition, MHI has gained significant experience by responding to the growth in demand for utility infrastructure management services, change management services, and utility restructuring and re-regulation advisory services.
MHI’s parent company, Manitoba Hydro, was established in 1880 and currently holds assets in excess of $12.3 billion, with $1.9 billion in annual revenues, and over 5 900 full time employees. It is a major power utility, involved in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of all elements of power infrastructure. As a utility operator, Manitoba Hydro serves over 550 000 electricity customers and 261 000 natural gas customers. In addition, Manitoba Hydro exports up to 40% of its energy production to the North American marketplace, which includes over 35 utilities and marketers in the mid-western USA, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Since 1985, MHI has successfully delivered Manitoba Hydro’s expertise to electric utilities, governments and donor agencies worldwide while establishing itself as an ethical, environmentally responsible provider of high quality utility services to the international power sector.
As of 2009, Manitoba Hydro International Ltd. is an amalgamation of four companies that includes WIRE Services, Manitoba Hydro Telecom, Manitoba HVDC Research Centre and Manitoba Hydro International all operating as Manitoba Hydro International Ltd. These subsidiary companies of Manitoba Hydro have joined forces under a common banner to broaden the service offerings and position MHI for growth.