China Creek — 7 MW Hydroelectric

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.