HOUSTON, March 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP) (NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the full in-service of its Mountaineer XPress (MXP) project, allowing the company to increase the flow of gas on MXP and begin operating its Gulf XPress (GXP) project. The projects are a vital link between Appalachian natural gas supplies and growing markets in the U.S. and beyond.

The Heartland Project will help meet the market demand of natural gas and increase reliability on the existing ANR pipeline.

State’s energy future strengthened by company’s $700 million investment in growth and reliability.

In response to growing peak day requirements and reliability needs of local distribution companies (LDC) and customers in the region, TC Energy is proposing to build the Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project

Proposed Mcleod South Project Map