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n the spring of 2019, Business Elite Canada Two years—and one pandemic—later, we followed

profiled BC Hydro’s massive dam and up with on the project’s progress with David

Ihydroelectric generating stating project known as Conway, Community Relations Manager, Site C
Site C. Clean Energy Project

Started in July 2015, Site C will be on-line by Q: Since 2019, there has been a great deal of
2024, and will deliver British Columbia with 1,100 progress. First things first, how did the Covid

megawatts of dependable capacity and generate Pandemic impact construction, and how did you
about 5,100 gigawatt hours of energy each year. overcome these challenges?

That is an additional eight percent capacity— A: COVID-19 has had significant impacts on the Site

enough to power the equivalent of 450,000 homes. C project. BC Hydro’s top priority is the safety of its

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