Article: United states : Crown-owned Waneta Expansion hydroelectric project is given red light.

Byline: shiv03

The Waneta Expansion hydroelectric project in the B.C. Interior near the U.S. border has been halted by the provincial government's Columbia Power Corp. and Columbia Basin Trust.

The project had been intended to create a second powerhouse adjacent to the existing Waneta Dam on the Pend d'Oreille River south of Trail, where Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) has a major zinc smelter and refinery.

B.C. bought the Waneta Expansion rights from Teck Resources in 1994 and later transferred them to Columbia Power Corp., a Crown corporation with a mandate to invest in clean and renewable power projects in conjunction with the trust.

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