Site C

The B.C. government is considering reviving two long-dormant hydroelectric projects, including the proposed Site E dam on the Peace River, as it looks for new sources of electricity to meet growing demand.

The B.C. government has renamed the Site C dam after former premier John Horgan, despite his past opposition to the controversial hydroelectric megaproject.

BC Hydro says it will reuse Site C worker camp facilities to support construction of its $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line in northern British Columbia.

B.C. Hydro is blaming the outsized costs for the Site C dam construction on a series of “low probability, high consequence” events, and said it should have done a better job preparing for those risks.