Columbia Power Corporation Explained

Columbia Power Corporation is a Crown Corporation, owned by the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its mandate is to undertake 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.

Its assets include:

• Brilliant Dam 145 MW purchased from Teck Cominco in 1996^[1]
• Brilliant Expansion 120 MW
• Arrow Lakes Generating Station 185 MW
• Partnered with FortisBC at Waneta Expansion 335 MW

External links

• Columbia Power Corporation - Official Site
• Partnering in Power Development

Notes and References

1. Web site: Your Dedicated Source of Hydropower News.