Canada

Kwoiek Creek — 50 MW Hydroelectric

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Kwoiek Creek is a 50 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Innergex Inc (50%) / Kanaka Bar Indian Band (50%)

Operator

Location
50.11, -121.57

Coordinates

Insights

#450
largest in Canada
#3,204
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#13,590
largest worldwide
2015
31 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Innergex Inc (50%)…
21
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Innergex Inc (50%) / Kanaka Bar Indian Band (50%)
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.105, -121.567

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,196 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
335,711 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

912
cars / year
560
homes / year
190,745
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

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.

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