The Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) has dismissed a bid for an injunction from the West Moberly First Nations seeking to stop the construction of the 1,100 MW Site C hydropower project in northeastern British Columbia, developed by the Canadian power utility BC Hydro; construction works will then continue as planned. However, the Supreme Court ordered a trial on whether the project infringes aboriginal treaty rights before the reservoir is filled in mid-2023, which could still result in cancelling the project.
The CAD10.7bn (US$8.2bn) project will entail a dam and 1,100 MW hydropower plant, expected to generate 5.1 TWh/year of electricity. The construction of the project started in summer 2015 and it will be completed in 2024. The generating station and the associated spillways will be built by the Aecon-Flatiron-Dragados-EBC Partnership (AFDE Partnership). In addition, F&M Installations will build the Site C substation, while Reel Coh will be in charge of the design, supply and commissioning of the generating station's powerhouse bridge and gantry cranes.