. 4 ▁billion ▁( C AD ) ▁contract ▁for ▁ref urb ishing ▁the ▁generating ▁station . ▁ ▁Ref urb ishment ▁work ▁ ▁The ▁ref urb ishment ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁station ▁began ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁last ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁with ▁A E CL ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁contract or ▁on ▁the ▁project , ▁but ▁the ▁operation ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁technical ▁gl itch es , ▁del ays ▁and ▁inc idents . ▁For ▁instance , ▁two ▁ 1 1 5 - ton ne ▁tur bine ▁rot ors , ▁( not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A E CL ▁contract ) ▁worth ▁C $ 1 0 ▁million ▁each , ▁to pp led ▁a ▁bar ge ▁in ▁Saint ▁John ▁Har bour ▁while ▁being ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁plant ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁part ▁manufact urer , ▁S iem ens ▁Canada ▁Ltd ., ▁eventually ▁su ed ▁four ▁companies ▁in ▁an ▁Ontario ▁court , ▁including ▁J . ▁D . ▁Ir ving ▁Ltd ., ▁for ▁" g ross ▁neg lig ence " ▁in ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁Est im ates ▁for ▁the ▁re open ing ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁had ▁been ▁re vised ▁several ▁times . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁ 3 - month ▁delay ▁was ▁announced ▁because ▁of ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁robot ic ▁equipment ▁used ▁to ▁remove ▁pressure ▁tub es . ▁A ▁second , ▁ 4 - month ▁delay ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁July ▁of ▁the