Energy & Utilities

British Columbia overstated its projected natural gas royalty revenues by about $1.5 billion over five years because of calculation errors.

BC Hydro has announced it will purchase the Island Generation facility in Campbell River, signalling a significant investment toward supporting reliability for Vancouver Island and growing demand for electricity throughout the province.

A boil water advisory issued after a water main break on Sunday, Aug. 2, remains in effect for parts of Cowichan Tribes.

The utility has launched a request for supplier qualifications to identify experienced companies capable of designing and delivering the project.

The British Columbia government has cleared the way for FortisBC's proposed $2-billion expansion of its Tilbury liquefied natural gas facility in Delta by exempting the project from a key regulatory review.

The project is expected to be in service by 2030 as part of BC Hydro’s Powering Growth plan to expand the province’s electricity system.

B.C. Hydro says construction has begun on a sixth generating unit at the Revelstoke Generating Station, a project expected to add 500 megawatts of capacity to the province's power system by 2032.

The B.C. government is considering reviving two long-dormant hydroelectric projects, including the proposed Site E dam on the Peace River, as it looks for new sources of electricity to meet growing demand.

Contractors on LNG Canada’s first phase have been given the green light to begin preparations for the proposed Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C.