Beaver River Hydroelectric Project, Golden

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$130Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Selkirk Power Company Ltd.
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Proposed 44 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project, located 50 km northwest of Golden, will include a 19 MW facility on Cupola Creek and a 25 MW facility on Ventego Creek. Project has been approved for a BC Hydro energy purchase agreement in Mar 2010.

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: Golden
Municipality: Golden
Province or state: British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada

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Latest updates

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

Stage history

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

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 2564 (as of 30 Sep 2025)

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

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