Columbia Power Corporation
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Columbia Power Corporation is a Crown Corporation, owned by the province of British Columbia
, Canada
. Its mandate is to undertake power (namely, hydro-electricity) projects in the Columbia River
region of British Columbia.
In so doing, it is required to work with its sister crown corporation the Columbia Basin Trust
.
Assets include:
Brilliant Dam
145 MW, Brilliant Expansion 120 MW, Arrow Lakes Generating Station 185 MW
Partnered with FortisBC
at Waneta Expansion
335 MW
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its mandate is to undertake power (namely, hydro-electricity) projects in the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
region of British Columbia.
In so doing, it is required to work with its sister crown corporation the Columbia Basin Trust
Columbia Basin Trust
The Columbia Basin Trust was created by the Columbia Basin Trust Act in 1995 to benefit the region most adversely affected by the Columbia River Treaty , in the Canadian province of British Columbia....
.
Assets include:
Brilliant Dam
Brilliant Dam
Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. It was built during the Second World War, mostly by Doukhobour men exempt from military service, and its twin turbines first came into operation in June, 1944....
145 MW, Brilliant Expansion 120 MW, Arrow Lakes Generating Station 185 MW
Partnered with FortisBC
FortisBC
FortisBC Inc is an electric power and gas distribution/retail company in the Canadian province of British Columbia and a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. Newfoundland-based Fortis Inc...
at Waneta Expansion
Waneta Dam
Waneta Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend d'Oreille River 9 km downstream from Seven Mile Dam in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It supplies electric power to metallurgical operations at Trail, British Columbia and for BC Hydro which since 2009 has a 1/3...
335 MW