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Work on 10km tunnel under Niagara Falls complete

14.05.2011 [14:15]
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Baku, May 14 (AZERTAC). The biggest rock boring machine in the world has finished digging out a 10-kilometre tunnel under Niagara Falls, the province announced Friday. Big Becky started churning in 2006. The work is part of the Niagara Tunnel Project -- the largest renewable energy project of its kind in the world -- that is slated to be completed in 2013. The tunnel, which is about one and a half times the size of the Chunnel between England and France, will provide more water to Sir Adam Beck Generating Station creating enough clean energy to power 160,000 homes, or the entire Niagara Peninsula.

"This is an important achievement as we continue to transform and modernize Ontario's electricity system. Our investments are driving the economy forward and ensuring we have an energy system that Ontario families can rely on for generations," Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid said in a statement Friday. The provincial government says the project has created 400 full-time jobs and about $1 billion in economic benefits for the region. Critics point out the project is four years late and half a billion dollars over budget. Another provincial green energy project could be on the chopping block, depending on the outcome of the Oct 6 election.

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