Site

Upper Stave River

  • Site Canada
  • Energy Hydroelectricity
  • Client BC Hydro
  • Status In operation
  • Put into operation 2009
  • Acquired 2011
  • PPA expiry 2049
  • Gross installed capacity 33
  • Participation Innergex (%) 50
  • Partnership CC&L Harrison Hydro Project Limited Partnership and LPF (Surfside) Development L.P.
The Upper Stave River Project is a run-of-river hydroelectric facility with an installed capacity of 33 MW and an average yearly energy output of 144.400 MWh. Construction of the Upper Stave River Project commenced in May 2007 and the COD was achieved on November 2, 2009. The Upper Stave River Project uses the hydraulic resources of the middle reach of the Stave River, with the point of diversion 1.9 km upstream from the powerhouse, which in turn is 18 km upstream of the discharge of Stave River into Stave Lake. The Upper Stave River project has been granted the ECOLOGO® certification.
Partnership

In 2011, Innergex announced the acquisition of Cloudworks Energy Inc. Cloudworks’ portfolio of assets consisted of an interest of 50.01% in six run-of-river hydroelectric facilities, the remaining 49.99% is owned by CC&L Harrison Hydro Project Limited Partnership and LPF (Surfside) Development L.P.

The Harrison Operating Facilities consist of six run-of-river hydroelectric power facilities located near Harrison Lake in southwestern British Columbia that were commissioned in 2009 and 2010: Douglas Creek, Fire Creek, Lamont Creek, Stokke Creek, Tipella Creek, and Upper Stave River. These facilities have a total installed capacity of 150 MW which, based on long-term average hydrology, produce 594,000 MWh of energy annually.