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

By Lindsay Howe Global News

Posted April 6, 2016 7:09 pm

Updated April 6, 2016 11:08 pm

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Click to play video: '$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.

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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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