TRP kicks in more cash

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TC ENERGY INC., $63.29, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 983.5 million; Market cap: $63.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%; www.tcenergy.com.) owns 35% of 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. Due to rising costs caused by COVID-19 delays, bad weather and other factors, Coastal GasLink will now cost $11.2 billion, up from the original forecast $6.6 billion. As a result, TC will contribute an additional $1.9 billion, which it will pay in installments starting in August 2022. Coastal GasLink is 70% complete and should begin operating by the end of 2023. TC Energy is still a buy. buy…