Columbia Power Corporation is a

Crown Corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the government ...

, owned by the province of

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

. Its mandate is to undertake

hydro-electricity Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

projects in the

Columbia River The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia ...

region of British Columbia. In so doing, it is required to work with its sister crown corporation the

Columbia Basin Trust Columbia Basin Trust was created by the ''Columbia Basin Trust Act'' (British Columbia) in 1995 to benefit the region most adversely affected by the Columbia River Treaty (CRT), in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The CRT, ratified by t ...

. Its assets include: * Brilliant Dam 145 MW purchased from Teck Cominco in 1996 * Brilliant Expansion 120 MW * Arrow Lakes Generating Station 185 MW * Partnered with FortisBC at Waneta Expansion 335 MW

References

External links

Columbia Power Corporation - Official Site

* Electric power companies of Canada Crown corporations of British Columbia Interior of British Columbia Hydroelectric power companies of Canada {{BritishColumbia-stub