Lake Buntzen is a 72.8MW hydro power project. It is located on Lake Buntzen river/basin in British Columbia, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1914.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 72.8 | 72.8 | – | Active | British Columbia, Canada |
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Description
The project is currently owned by BC Hydro.
Lake Buntzen (Lake Buntzen 1) consists of 1 unit of francis turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1914.
Contractors Involved
Lake Buntzen (Lake Buntzen 2) is equipped with Andritz Hydro francis turbines. The phase consists of 3 turbines with 8.9MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 1 electric generator for the Lake Buntzen (Lake Buntzen 1). The generator capacity is 62.5 MVA.
Andritz Hydro supplied 3 electric generators for the Lake Buntzen (Lake Buntzen 2). The generator capacity is 8.9 MVA.
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