Brilliant Dam is a 140MW hydro power project. It is located on Kootenay river/basin in British Columbia, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1944.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 140 | 140 | – | Active | British Columbia, Canada |
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Description
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The project is co-owned by Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.
Brilliant Dam is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project is 28m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1944.
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By GlobalDataPower Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to FortisBC under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 36MW nameplate capacity.
Westinghouse Electric supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
Methodology
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