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.
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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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