Voith Hydro has secured a $470m supply contract to deliver turbines to BC Hydro’s 1.1GW Site C project on the Peace River in Canada.
The engineering company will design, supply and install six vertical axis, Francis-style turbines, and six generators for the British Columbia project.
Site C is estimated to cost $8.3bn to build and is expected to generate 5,100GW hours a year.
BC Hydro chief executive Jessica McDonald said: “A rigorous multi-year competitive selection process resulted in several high quality proposals. Voith was selected because of its strong track record with similar complex projects, and its proposal offered BC Hydro the highest value design, within budget.”
Construction on Site C began in summer 2015 with completion expected by 2024.
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