How will B.C.'s new Site C dam and other hydroelectric power projects fare in an era of climate change and multi-year droughts?

This video showcases the construction of a mini hydroelectric dam as part of a science project. It highlights the ...

The Site C dam is the third hydroelectric facility to be built on the Peace River in B.C. More than 100 kilometres upstream, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was built in 1968, and the Peace Canyon Dam in 1980.

Manitoba Hydro bought the generating stations, located 60 km south of Lynn Lake, in 1970. They generate a total of 10 megawatts of electricity.

(The remaining quarter comes largely from wind and solar.) Ontario has 9.3 gigawatts of capacity in existing dams, dominated by OPG’s 66 hydroelectric stations.

Currently, Hydro-Québec is completing the Romaine-4 dam project, which is two years behind schedule and has a price tag pegged late last year at $7.3 billion.

British Columbia’s newest hydroelectric dam has hit another key milestone. BC Hydro said Thursday that it had completed filling the Site C dam’s reservoir, a process that took 11 weeks to ...

However, the River Forecast Centre rated the snowpack in regions most important to B.C. Hydro’s key dams between 67 and 86 per cent of normal levels between the southern interior and northeast.

B.C. Hydro is gearing up to start its Ladore Dam upgrading project next year, announcing Wednesday that it’s looking for a general contractor to lead the work.

China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239-meter hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday.