Interior Transmission System Upgrades

The Interior Transmission System Upgrades project will enhance the safety and reliability of the system we use to supply natural gas to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. The work will enhance our ability to monitor the condition of our gas lines by allowing us to use new, advanced in-line inspection tools. These gas lines have an excellent record for both safety and reliability. The work being planned will build on our already robust inspection and maintenance activities, to make sure these lines continue to provide safe, reliable service for many decades to come.

As an essential service, we’re continuing to move projects forward that support the energy needs of our customers while adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. These upgrades are part of this critical work, so we can continue providing the reliable service residents and businesses count on.

Safety is at the heart of everything we do. While working in the community, our crews will continue to take appropriate physical distancing measures to ensure their safety, as well as the safety of area residents.

On the rare occasion physical distancing isn’t possible, our crews will have access to additional personal protective equipment such as respiratory, eye and hand protection, to further reduce the risk of infection.

Learn more about how we’re working safely during the pandemic.

We will work with our contractor to ensure gas service is maintained to all customers throughout construction on this project. 

If you have questions about our natural gas service, visit the FortisBC website or call 1-888-224-2710 (Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

We regularly maintain our infrastructure to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of our energy to our customers. This includes upgrading gas and electricity lines – which may require crews to work along roads – as well as managing vegetation near our facilities and rights of way. Learn more about the work planned for your neighbourhood.

We appreciate your patience and co-operation as we try to minimize disruptions and complete the work in your neighbourhood as quickly and safely as possible.

We’ll keep this project webpage updated with the latest news as the project progresses. You can also sign up for our Talking Energy newsletter that includes updates on the Interior Transmission System Upgrades project.

We’re exploring cleaner energy solutions like Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and hydrogen. However, we expect natural gas will continue playing an important role in moving BC towards a lower-carbon future.

We’re focused on keeping affordable natural gas available to our customers, while lowering the carbon footprint of natural gas by increasing the amount of carbon neutral RNG. RNG is interchangeable with conventional natural gas. We can inject it into our natural gas distribution system, reducing the amount of conventional natural gas needed.

We’re aiming to produce 15 per cent of our natural gas supply with RNG by 2030. Sustainable energy sources like renewable gases will play a big part in helping us meet our 30BY30 target to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030. Check out more about what we’re doing to partner for climate action. 

If you are a contractor or vendor interested in providing goods or services to the Interior Transmission System Upgrades project or for other ongoing work, please complete our procurement form.

If you are interested in career opportunities, please visit our careers site.

We began engagement on the Interior Transmission System Upgrades project earlier in 2021 and will continue throughout the duration of the project. We are reaching out to residents, local governments, Indigenous communities and anyone else who holds interest in the areas of the Interior Transmission System Upgrades project. 

We're committed to developing mutually beneficial working relationships with all affected residents, municipalities, stakeholders and Indigenous communities in the vicinity of our construction, and addressing any feedback or questions that may arise.