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Voith Hydro Canada gets $470M contract to supply Site C turbines

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$470M project announced for Site C dam project
WATCH: The Site C dam has hit another milestone, despite the protests over the project. As Keith Baldrey reports, a $470 million contract to build the project's turbines and generators has been announced – Apr 6, 2016

The province held a press conference today to announce that Voith Hydro Canada has won the contract to supply the turbines and generators for the Site C Dam.

Voith Hydro is a family-owned company based in Germany, with Canadian headquarters in Montreal.

Under the $470-million contract, Voith will be responsible for designing, supplying and installing the equipment.

Construction of the Site C Dam began in the summer of 2015, and will finish in 2024.

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