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An aerial view of the Site C penstocks and intakes under construction. | January 2021
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An aerial view of the Site C powerhouse, penstocks and intakes. | January 2021
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Construction continues on building the upstream cofferdam to its final elevation. | January 2021
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Crews prepare an interlocking steel pile for drilling at the downstream cofferdam. Both the upstream and downstream cofferdams have been installed across the river and interlocking steel pile walls have been completed. | January 2021
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The Unit 1 turbine runner parked at the Hungry Hill rest stop outside Houston, B.C. | January 2021
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The first of six turbine runners arrived at Site C in mid-January after travelling from Sao Paulo, Brazil, by ship to Prince Rupert, and transported on a customized truck to the project site. | January 2021
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An aerial view of the Unit 1 turbine runner being transported to site. It is the heaviest unassembled single project component weighing 170 tonnes, and roughly eight metres wide and five metres tall. | January 2021
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An aerial shot of turbine runner in transit on site. | January 2021
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The runner is the rotating part of a turbine that converts the gravitational energy of falling water into mechanical energy, which then spins a generator to produce clean hydroelectric power. Six turbine runners for the Site C generating station are being
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The first turbine runner was transported from Prince Rupert to site in mid-January, where it sits in storage until its installation next year. | January 2021
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Aerial view of the approach channel excavation works. | January 2021
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An aerial view of the downstream coffer dam. Both the upstream and downstream cofferdams have been installed across the river and interlocking steel pile walls have been completed. Pumping out of the water between the cofferdams is currently underway and
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Halfway River bridge construction where the final girders will connect pier 12 to the eastern bridge abutment. In this area, the reservoir will cover the existing highway and bridge, requiring re-alignment of the highway and construction of a new bridge.
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An excavator sources material for the Lynx Creek section of Highway 29. As the longest segment of highway to be realigned, the eight-kilometre Lynx Creek segment includes a new bridge, causeway, and embankment. | January 2021
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Construction of the shoreline protection at Hudson’s Hope advances. Activities occurring on site include vegetation clearing and stripping of material from the shoreline, hauling of riprap from Portage Mountain Quarry to site stockpiles, and hauling ripra
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