B.C. Hydro says that the sixth and final generating unit on the Site C hydroelectric megaproject in northeast B.C. is now online.

The massive energy project has been under construction since 2015, and its first generating unit became operational last October , when power began being supplied to the grid.

At $16 billion, nearly double of its initial price tag, Site C is considered B.C.'s most expensive infrastructure project.

It went ahead despite court cases from First Nations and other groups, some of which decried the impact of flooding land and changing the course of the massive Peace River in northeast B.C.

The 83-kilometre reservoir for the Site C dam is seen in August 2025. (B.C. Hydro)

Site C was initially approved by the then-B.C. Liberal government in 2010, and the proj

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