Cheakamus is a 158MW hydro power project. It is located on Cheakamus river/basin in British Columbia, Canada. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1957. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by BC Hydro with a stake of 100%.
Cheakamus is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 55 million cubic meter. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 2 in number. Cheakamus underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 1988. The project generated 590 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 1957.
Contractors involved
The turbines for the hydro power project have been supplied by GE Renewable Energy and Vaptech.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 1 electric generator for the project. The generator capacity is 80 MVA.
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