Kinskuch Hydro Project, Iskut — Build Almanac

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$300Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Kinskuch Lake Hydro LP
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Proposed 80 MW hydroelectric project located on Kinskuch Lake. Project will include a 39 km 138 KV transmission line to connect to the line along Hwy 37. Currently in the pre-application phase under the BC Environmental Assessment Act.

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: Iskut
Municipality: Iskut
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: Consultation/Approvals (as of 30 Sep 2025)
Proposed NRCan Major Projects Inventory: In Review (as of 1 Oct 2025)

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 2338 (as of 30 Sep 2025)
NRCan Major Projects Inventory: MPI 2025 project 0165 (as of 1 Oct 2025)

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

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