Name and Location
Upper Lillooet hydro project, British Colombia, Canada.

Client
Creek Power, a joint venture between Innergex Renewable Energy (66.6%) and Ledcor Power Group (33%).

Project Description
The project includes two run-of-river, clean energy generation facilities – the 81.4 MW Upper Lillooet river hydroelectric facility and the 25.3 MW Boulder (Pebble) Creek hydroelectric facility – located in the Pemberton Valley.

Each hydroelectric facility will divert partial flows from the river or creek through an intake structure directly into a tunnel and/or penstock to the turbine(s) and generating equipment, located in each powerhouse. The water will then be returned to each river/creek.

Electricity generated by the hydroelectric facilities will be transmitted by a single 230 kV transmission line, which will be built to connect the hydroelectric facilities to the BC Hydro transmission system. The transmission line route does not pass through Pemberton.

The project initially included three run-of-river facilities – the Upper Lillooet river, Boulder Creek and North Creek – with a combined capacity of 121 MW. In March 2013, Creek Power announced changes to the configuration of the project, which included the proposed cancellation of the North Creek facility.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Construction of the 25.3 MW Boulder Creek facility was expected to start in 2013 and the project is expected to reach commercial operation in 2015. Construction of the 81.4 MW Upper Lillooet river facility is expected to start in 2013, with the project expected to reach commercial operation in 2016.

Latest Developments
Discussions are ongoing with BC Hydro to obtain its consent to amend the environmental protection assessments to increase the installed capacity of the Boulder Creek and Upper Lillooet river hydroelectric facilities and to cancel the North Creek hydroelectric facility.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Creek Power, email info@upperlillooethydro.com.