Team leader to review the economic feasibility of $8. 8-
Billion Site C dam says its final report may not have an answer to the question the province is looking.
B. chairman David MortonC.
The Public Utilities Commission's website, the C survey team, said it was asking B. C.
Hydro will answer 73 questions by October. 4.
The province asked the panel to determine the cost B. C.
Stop, suspend or continue construction on the dam of the hydropower station.
"We admit that there are a lot of problems, and we admit that this is a big job for B. C.
The answer to hydropower.
"They said they would do their best to answer these questions," Morton said . ".
"We hope that we can get answers to the absolutely critical questions, but if we don't get the answers, we have to make an assessment at the time and solve the problem.
In a preliminary report released on Wednesday, the panel said the project would cost $2.
It will reach 1 billion by the end of this year.
The panel found that the building appeared to be expected to be completed by 2024, but it is too early to say whether the situation will continue.
It does not have sufficient information on current expenditures, pending claims and the contingency fund to indicate whether $1 is in place.
It has already cost 8 billion, which means its budget.
The most important variable is B. C.
Hydropower can achieve the Peace River Lane milestone in September 2019. If the one-
The one-month window with the lowest river flow is missed and the diversion will be delayed by one year.
"This is a key part that needs to be completed, otherwise the project will be more likely to exceed the budget," Morton said . ".
"Of course, this question can only be answered in September 2019.
But we want B. C.
Hydro will be able to provide us with more information and give us some confidence that they will meet on that date.
The group also found B. C.
Hydro failed to fully consider geothermal, biomass, solar and battery storage as an alternative energy source.
Energy Minister Michel Munger said on Thursday that the cabinet is following the BCUC process closely.
"No matter what B is. C.
"The utilities commission recommends that this government does have a tough decision to make," Mungall said . ".
The expert group will get more than these three groups --
She said that if the former Liberal government had ordered an expert review earlier, the monthly schedule for such a report would be completed.
"We respect the lives of many people on hold," she said . ".
"We hope to do this in a timely manner for all British columnians.
Freedom and Peace Henan MLA Mike Bernier criticized Mungall during questions on Thursday, saying the livelihoods of 2,600 workers were pending.
He said that several decades of research and consultations had been conducted and that another report was unnecessary.
"What did the NDP do, put it in the review, which left too much uncertainty for the workers in the project," Bernier said . ".
"Speaking of this, we have a project that will bring certainty to BC for the clean energy of the coming generations.
We need to move on and finish it.
He pointed out that if the project was delayed, "huge cost overruns" were noted in the report ".
Plot C will flood about 5,500 hectares of land along the Peace River in northeast B. C.
, Create a 83-kilometre-
The long reservoir provides enough power to up to 450,000 families each year.
The project was launched to meet the province's future energy needs, but the project was attacked because of the high price and the impact on First Nation rights, agricultural land and the environment.
On-site work continued during the review period.
Final review due on November.
1. public input will be included.
Time colonists.