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Final bill for runaway Nova Scotia Power hydro project still months away

Final bill for runaway Nova Scotia Power hydro project still months away

Nova Scotia Power says it will take at least another five months for it to submit the final bill to complete an ill-fated refurbishment of the Tusket hydro electricity dam in Yarmouth County. The project is already three years behind schedule with costs still unclear and revised construction plans still needing environmental permits. The last cost estimate was $36 million — twice the amount approved by regulators in 2019. The dam site in southwestern Nova Scotia has been plagued by water leaking into the construction zone.