China Creek is a 6.5 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Synex (12.5%) and Hupacasath & Ucluelet First Nations & the City of Port Alberni (87.5%). Ranked #416 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 6.5 MW represents 0.01% of Canada's total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making China Creek 865 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Ash River (28 MW, Hydro) and Catalyst Paper Port Alberni (17 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 60 km west of Nanaimo.
Canada, North America
- 936. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #27,004 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,124 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Synex (12.5%) / Hupacasath & Ucluelet First Nations & the City of Port Alberni (87.5%) operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW
20 plants within 100 km, 788 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
China Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 23 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Canada- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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