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The fight over the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador appears to have stopped short of reaching a crisis point — including fears around the fate of three protesters staging a hunger ...
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he's confident the Muskrat Falls energy project will be completed despite concerns expressed by the new CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador's energy corporation.
Growing protests around the potential negative health effects of plans to flood a reservoir for the Muskrat Falls hydro project have pushed the multi-billion-dollar development in central Labrador ...
Projected costs for the Newfoundland and Labrador portion of the Muskrat Falls hydro project have risen to just under $7 billion, meaning higher electricity bills for ratepayers. But first power is ...
The cost of the Muskrat Falls dam has essentially doubled to more than $12.7 billion since it was sanctioned in 2012, with first power expected later this year.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Estimated costs for the troubled Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject in Labrador have now hit $11.4 billion including financing. That’s up from an original estimate of $7.4 billion — ...
Muskrat Falls has become a millstone around the neck of an already down province. Newfoundland, sadly, can't get out of this mess on its own and has once again turned to Ottawa for help.
Nalcor Energy says around 50 protesters have broken into the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric site in Labrador. Nalcor spokesperson Karen O’Neill says protesters and several vehicles breached the ...
Final testing on the Muskrat Falls transmission system begins anew Tuesday. If the tests succeed, the megaproject on Labrador's Churchill River will have finally crossed the finish line, albeit five ...
The estimated cost of the Muskrat Falls project in Newfoundland and Labrador has ballooned to C$11.4 billion ($8.7 billion) from C$7.4 billion -- meaning, on a per-capita basis, Canada’s lightly ...
Among the economic concerns the Muskrat Falls becoming an over-budget burden on Newfoundland article highlights: 1. “In September, Nalcor upped its cost estimate for Muskrat Falls to $7.7-billion from ...
Once in operation, the Muskrat Falls generating facility will be the second largest hydro plant in Atlantic Canada. This is the final major civil component required for the creation of the final ...