| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
Canadian Projects Limited (CPL) was retained by 8056587 Canada Inc. to prepare a Project Scope Report for the Clore River Hydroelectric Project. This document provides a project scope description meeting B.C. Waterpower Project Application requirements. The proposed 120 MW Clore River Hydroelectric Project, located approximately 60 km southeast of the town of Terrace, BC, will be a run-of-river type development. A headworks structure consisting of a weir and intake will divert a portion of flow from the Clore River first through a 6400 m tunnel and then through a penstock (water pipeline) for the remaining 1160m to a powerhouse. All water diverted will be returned to the Clore River immediately downstream of the powerhouse. The Project is situated entirely on Crown Land and will make use of existing access corridors. Lower Clore River, near the powerhouse site, can be accessed by existing logging roads. The penstock, tunnel, and headworks sites are currently accessed by helicopter. Upgrading of existing logging roads and the construction of new access roads from the powerhouse to the intake site will be required for construction and long term access for plant operation. A new 47 km long 230 kV transmission line will be required to connect the Project to the existing BC Hydro integrated transmission line south of Terrace, BC. The exact point of interconnection has yet to be determined. Based on available fisheries information it is believed that there are Chinook Salmon, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout, and Mountain Whitefish in the Clore River. The Project will be submitted in a future Call for Power or other BC Hydro procurement process as applicable. The general timeline for the Project involves environmental and technical field studies being conducted in parallel with First Nations consultation through mid-2013, at which time a Development Plan will be submitted. It is expected that project approvals will be received by mid-2014, with construction starting at that time, and the Project becoming operational in 2016. |
