Hydroelectric Dam, Princeton — Build Almanac

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$150Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Fortis Generation Inc.
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Proposed 45 - 65 MW power facility on the Similkameen River 15 km south of Princeton. Project will include a 175 m high dam and a 21 km long reservoir.

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

Nearby projects

New Ingerbelle · Mines · Proposed · about 4 km away
Maselpanik Creek Hydro Project · Dams and power generation · Proposed · about 62 km away
Spuzzum Creek Power Project · Dams and power generation · On hold · about 71 km away
Elk Gold Mine · Mines · Proposed · about 84 km away
1L243 Transmission Load Increase (HVC) Project · Transmission lines · Under construction · about 84 km away (an approximate location)

Latest updates

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

Stage history

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

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 3181 (as of 30 Sep 2025)

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

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