Site C Clean Energy Project

The proposed project consists of constructing and operating a dam and 1,230-megawatt hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in north-eastern British Columbia. The project would be the third in a series of dams on the Peace River in British Columbia. The project components are an earthfill dam 1,050 metres long and 60 metres high, an up to 1,230-megawatt generating station and associated structures, an 83-kilometre long reservoir, re-alignment of four sections of Highway 29 and two 77-kilometre transmission lines along existing transmission line right-of-way connecting Site C to Peace Canyon.

Latest update

December 19, 2025 — An update has been made to the Decision Statement. The President of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has provided his decision on these updates to the proponent.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
2867 Analysis of BD Hydro's proposed New Borrow Source for Construction of Reservoir Cleaning Access Roads (Halfway River East Borrow Source) PDF (1.1 MB) December 8, 2022

Contacts

Compliance Promotion & Follow-up Team
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Email: postdecision@iaac-aeic.gc.ca


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This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • Fort St. John (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Hydroelectric Energy

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2011-09-30

  • Proponent

    BC Hydro

  • Authorities

    • Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Environmental assessment by Review Panel under CEAA 2012

  • Reference Number

    63919

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...within 200 kilometres
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