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Phase 2 expansion plans already have regulatory approval to utilize natural gas-fired turbines, similar to Phase 1, though LNG Canada is considering ...

“Climate plans are important in the province and it’s hard to get reductions in the emissions,” Mr. “There are a lot of impacts from an investment like that in terms of impacts on the land and on communities and on First Nations,” Mr. “Using that power eventually for Phase 2 of LNG Canada would be squandering it,” Mr. in their infancy, BC Hydro suspended planning on a new project, which would have twinned the existing 450-kilometre transmission route from the Williston substation near Prince George to the Skeena substation near Terrace. “There would probably have to be a process designed for that and some kind of cost-sharing arrangement put in place,” he said. Construction on LNG Canada’s $18-billion export terminal began in 2018 at the Kitimat industrial site located on the Haisla Nation’s traditional territory. Under a potential Phase 2, LNG Canada’s co-owners are considering a major expansion in Kitimat that would double the export capacity of the fuel to Asia, possibly by 2030. to help the province meet its climate goals, he cautioned that major proposals such as the North Coast transmission line are complex. O’Riley said it would normally take eight to 10 years for BC Hydro to devise and construct a major transmission project. “We’re trying to do the right thing and come up with the best possible plan that’s consistent with B.C.’s climate plan, and it’s really hard.” While he said it’s important to be on an expedited track to supply more hydroelectricity to northern B.C. “We’re committed to try and expedite as much as possible,” Mr.