Cheslatta Green Energy Project, Burns Lake — Build Almanac

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$46Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Pristine Power Inc./Cheslatta Forest Products
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Proposed 10 MW power plant, located near Cheslatta Forest Products, to use gasification technology to convert wood residue into electricity for 9500 homes. Cost of project includes transmission line to BC Hydro's power grid. Project requires provincial and BC Hydro approvals.

From the project's description in B.C. Major Projects Inventory, Open Government Licence – British Columbia; shortened to whole sentences where long.

Facts

Type: Dams and power generation (hydro) · Dams and power generation in British Columbia
Location: Burns Lake
Municipality: Burns Lake
Province or state: British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada

Nearby projects

Nithi Mountain Wind Project · Dams and power generation · Proposed · about 63 km away (an approximate location)
Kenney Dam Cold Water Release Facility · Dams and power generation · Proposed · about 91 km away

Latest updates

30 Sep 2025: first recorded here. BC Major Projects Inventory, 30 Sep 2025 edition.

Stage history

Proposed BC Major Projects Inventory: Proposed: Consultation/Approvals (as of 30 Sep 2025)

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 2142 (as of 30 Sep 2025)

Licences: Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Full credits: Data sources and licences.

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