Hydroelectric
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Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in N.L. considered commissioned: CEOMuskrat Falls was officially approved in 2012 with an initial price tag of around $7.4 billion, which has ballooned to more than $13 billion.CanadaApr 12, 2023
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Site C dam to be delayed a year, more than $5B over budget, B.C. saysThe project is now expected to be completed in 2025, a year after its original completion date.EconomyFeb 26, 2021
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N.L. government lawyers reviewing Muskrat Falls report before public releaseThe hydro megaproject is years behind schedule and accounts for a third of the province's debt.EnvironmentMar 5, 2020
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Agency downgrades Newfoundland and Labrador’s credit rating, cites Muskrat FallsOn Thursday, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the province's long-term senior unsecured debt ratings to A1 from AA3. It also changed the outlook to stable from negative.PoliticsJul 25, 2019
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Nova Scotia Power says it now generates 30 per cent of its power from renewablesNova Scotia Power says 30 per cent of the electricity it produced in 2018 came from renewable sources such as wind power.PoliticsJun 10, 2019
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Chief hopes Senate committee sees link between Manitoba resource development and violenceThe chief of a Manitoba First Nation says a Senate committee should listen to how resource development is linked to allegations of physical and sexual violence in his community.Apr 12, 2019
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I didn’t question Muskrat Falls cost estimates, former premier tells inquiryThe first phase of the hearing is set to wind down this week with former premier Kathy Dunderdale expected to take the stand.CanadaDec 17, 2018
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Inquiry into $12.7 billion Muskrat Falls project finds ‘surprising’ lack of evidence of government analysisInquiry staff have reviewed documents up until November 2010, a month before former N.L. premier Danny Williams retired from politics, and they have not yet found evidence of detailed internal government scrutiny.CanadaOct 2, 2018
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Dam replacements proceeding despite cancelled hydroelectric stations: Parks CanadaParks Canada says dam reconstruction will continue along the Trent Severn Waterway despite the cancellation of several hyroelectric stations.EnvironmentJul 19, 2018
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Peterborough, Trenton hydroelectric stations among cancelled energy projectsThe province has scrapped four hydroelectric stations planned along the Trent Severn Waterway in the Peterborough and Quinte West areas.EnvironmentJul 17, 2018
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