VANCOUVER -- In its latest debt-reduction move, Teck (TCK. This line enables access to the U.S. power import/export market. The Newfoundland-based utility will buy a 66 per cent stake in the 496-megawatt hydro project that powers Teck… Payments will begin at $75 million per year and rise 2% each year, equivalent to an initial power price of $40 per MWh. Teck Resources Limited (Teck) has reached an agreement to sell it’s two thirds interest in Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in British Columbia, Canada, for $1.2 billion to Fortis Inc, subject to certain conditions, including a clause where minority owner BC … To ensure the electricity continues to flow, Fortis has granted Teck Metals a 20-year lease for two-thirds of the annual electricity output. Also included in this acquisition is the Line 71 transmission line and other local transmission assets. Teck's two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam output is defined and determined in accordance with the terms of the CPA. The CPA mitigates hydrology risk for the Waneta Dam. Cheap power from Waneta Dam has long been attributed to the sustainability of mining operations in Trail. Teck Announces Closing of Waneta Dam Sale VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”), (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) today announced the closing of the sale of its two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam in British Columbia, Canada, to BC Hydro for $1.2 billion cash. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwired - May 12, 2017) - Fortis Inc. ("Fortis"), (TSX/NYSE:FTS) and Teck Resources Limited ("Teck"), (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) today announced an agreement under which Fortis will purchase Teck's two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in British Columbia, Canada, for … Teck’s two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam output is defined and determined in accordance with the terms of the CPA. The CPA mitigates hydrology risk for the Waneta Dam. Fortis to buy B.C.’s Waneta Dam from Teck Resources for $1.2B. Following Teck’s big news on Friday – the company is selling its two-thirds share of the Waneta Dam to Fortis Inc. for $1.2 billion – locals are now questioning longevity and voicing concern about the future of Trail operations. B-T, TCK-N) is selling a 33% stake in its Waneta hydroelectric dam in southeastern British Columbia to BC Hydro for $825 million. Power from the Waneta Dam is used at Teck’s Trail, B.C., metallurgical complex. Fortis Inc. , and Teck Resources Limited , today announced an agreement under which Fortis will purchase Teck's two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in British... | … Fortis Inc. , and Teck Resources Limited , today announced an agreement under which Fortis will purchase Teck's two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in … Fortis Inc. , and Teck Resources Limited , today announced an agreement under which Fortis will purchase Teck's two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in British... | … The company says in a release that it will purchase a two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam from Teck Resources Limited to help keep electricity rates affordable for customers.