Forrest Kerr is a 195MW hydro power project. It is located on Iskut river/basin in British Columbia, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2010 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2014.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 195 | 195 | – | Active | British Columbia, Canada | AltaGas |
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Description
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The project was developed by AltaGas. AltaGas, Axium Infrastructure and Manulife Financial are currently owning the project.
Forrest Kerr is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project is 100m. The project cost is $725m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2010 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2014.
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By GlobalDataPower Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to BC Hydro under a power purchase agreement for a period of 60 years. The contracted capacity is 195MW.
Contractors Involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 9 units of francis turbines, each with 22MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro supplied electric generator(s) for the project. The generator capacity is 26.1 MVA.
About AltaGas
AltaGas Ltd (AltaGas) is an energy utility that carries out the extraction, transmission, distribution and storage of natural gas. It also generates electricity using diverse fuel sources, including run-of-river hydro, wind, geothermal and gas-fired generation plants. The company owns and operates utility assets that deliver natural gas to end-users in Canada and the US. AltaGas also operates NGL processing and extraction plants, transmission pipelines, natural gas gathering lines and field processing facilities to transport natural gas. The company also operates a fleet of rail cars, and truck terminals. It serves residential commercial and industrial customers. AltaGas is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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