Name and Location
Site C clean energy project, British Columbia, Canada.

Client
BC Hydro.

Project Description
Site C is a proposed third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace river, in north-east British Columbia. It is part of BC Hydro’s overall programme to invest in and renew the province’s electricity system.

The project will provide up to 1 100 MW of capacity and produce about 5 100 GWh of electricity each year – enough power for the equivalent of about 450 000 homes a year in the province.

The project will include:
• An earthfill dam, about 1 050 m long and 60 m above the riverbed.
• A generating station, with six 183 MW generating units.
• An 83-km-long reservoir that, on average, would be two to three times the width of the current river.
• The realignment of up to six segments of Highway 29 over a distance of up to 30 km.
• A berm at Hudson’s Hope along the shoreline.
• Two new 500 kV alternating current transmission lines that will connect the Site C facilities to the existing Peace Canyon substation, along an existing right-of-way.
• Access roads in the vicinity of the site and a temporary construction access bridge across the Peace river at the dam site.
• Construction of two temporary cofferdams across the main river channel to allow for construction of the earthfill dam.
• Worker accommodation options include two construction camps at the dam site, with other workers being housed off site and in the region.

Value
Site C will cost an estimated $7.9-billion to complete.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
BC Hydro, fax +1 604 623 4332/250 785 3570 or email sitec@bchydro.com.