Kwoiek Creek is a 49.9 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Innergex Inc and Kanaka Bar Indian Band since its commissioning. Ranked #200 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Kwoiek Creek's 49.9 MW represents 0.05% 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 Kwoiek Creek 112 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Big Silver Creek (40.6 MW, Hydro) and Boston Bar (9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 200 km east of Vancouver.
11 years old
Canada, North America
- 450. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #13,590 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,204 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Canada
11 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Innergex Inc (50%) / Kanaka Bar Indian Band (50%) operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
24 plants within 100 km, 963 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kwoiek Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 175 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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