Innergex’s projects, namely Upper Lillooet River, Boulder Creek and North Creek, are located close to Pemberton in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia and have a total expected installed capacity of 113MW.
Subject to the British Columbia Utilities Commission’s approval, the PPAs will allow Innergex to enter into the development phase, which involves consulting stakeholders as well as obtaining the relevant permits. Innergex expects North Creek to start commercial operation in 2015 and Boulder Creek and Upper Lillooet River to start commercial operation in 2016.
Michel Letellier, president and CEO of Innergex, said: “Being selected by BC hydro is great news. We identified British Columbia as an important market in early 2000. Our team based in Vancouver has since then developed three hydro facilities, with a total installed capacity of 107.5MW and we have another project construction-ready at Kwoiek Creek for an additional 50MW.”
The Upper Lilllooet River hydroelectric project is expected to have a total production capacity of 74MW, and a total expected annual production of 270GWh/year. The project will be located on the Lillooet River, a tributary to the Fraser river.
The Boulder (Pebble) Creek hydroelectric project is expected to have a total production capacity of 23MW, and a total expected annual production of 86GWh/year. The project is located on Boulder Creek in the Lillooet River drainage basin, a tributary to the Fraser river.
The North Creek hydroelectric project is expected to have a total production capacity of 16MW and a total expected annual production of 60GWh/year. The project is located on North Creek in the Lillooet River drainage basin.
