TC project set to launch

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TC ENERGY INC., $48.52, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $48.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.7%; www.tcenergy.com) is building $33.6 billion worth of new pipelines and other projects between 2023 and 2028. The new projects include the company’s 35% stake in the 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink pipeline, which will pump natural gas from northeastern B.C. to a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Kitimat, B.C. From there, tankers will carry the LNG to markets in Asia. The project is now 98% complete and should begin operating by the end of 2023. TC’s share of the construction costs will total $5.4 billion. To help offset those costs and pay down debt (which was $46.07 billion as of June 30, 2023), TC has also completed the sale a 40% stake in its U.S.-based Columbia natural gas pipeline systems for $5.3 billion. TC Energy is still a buy. buy. …