MONTREAL, Canada. WECC Meetings and Updates. The Brilliant Expansion Generating Facility adds a second powerhouse downstream of the Brilliant Dam on the Kootenay River. The $900 million 335 MW expansion adds a second powerhouse, immediately downstream of the Waneta Dam on the Pend d’Oreille River, that shares the existing … SNC-Lavalin has signed a C$587 million (US$575.6 million) contract to design and build the Waneta Expansion, a 335-MW hydropower facility on the Pend d’Oreille River … With a capacity of 335 megawatts, it will utilize water flow that would otherwise be spilled. Waneta Dam Expansion The project was completed in 2015 by the Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership, a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation, and Columbia Basin Trust. Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation have signed a deal with Fortis Inc. to purchase the utility company’s 51 per cent interest in the now completed Waneta Dam expansion project for a cool $991 million. These rights are now held by Waneta Expansion Power Corporation, the company formed jointly by Columbia Power Corporation and the Columbia Basin Trust to develop, construct and operate the project. It shares the existing hydraulic head of the dam and generates renewable, cost-effective power from water that would otherwise be spilled. It is located on the Pend d’Oreille River near the confluence with the Columbia River. The Province acquired expansion rights to the Waneta Dam in 1994 from Teck Cominco. The project is owned by Fortis Inc., Columbia Power and Columbia Basin Trust. Source: Waneta Expansion Power Corporation : During the past century, no less than 15 major dams and generating stations have been built in the West Kootenay, including Bonnington Dam (1898); Revelstoke Dam (1910); Brilliant Dam (1944) and Waneta Dam (1954). Calendar and Meeting Information Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility near Trail. Construction in progress. The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, has connected the Waneta Expansion Project near Trail, British Columbia to the electrical grid. Despite challenges with winter weather, construction has been moving right along. The $900 million 335 MW expansion adds a second powerhouse, immediately downstream of the Waneta Dam on the Pend d’Oreille River, that shares the existing … for $991 million. Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement with Fortis Inc. to purchase its 51% interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility located near Trail, for $991 million. is now online and generating power, announced the Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), an alliance between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust.. ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwired - April 2, 2015) - The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership, a partnership between Fortis Inc. ("Fortis" or the "Corporation") (), Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, announced today that the $900 million, 335-megawatt Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility (the "Waneta Expansion") near Trail, … The Project is a partnership between The Project included design-build engineering and construction of the powerhouse and intakes, and the installation and commissioning of two Francis turbine units … The rights to use this Waneta Dam were acquired by Columbia Power Corporation from Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. in 1994. The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, announced that the Waneta Expansion Project near Trail is now online and generating power.. – Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement with Fortis Inc. to purchase its 51 per cent interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility located near Trail, B.C. At a power density of 150 kW/m3 , the expansion efficiency was increased from 83% to 90% with the addition of porous media (2.5 mm interrupted-plates). David was previously Director, Finance for Columbia Power Corporation and director on the Waneta Expansion General Partner Ltd. Board. The Waneta Expansion Project is on-schedule to begin commercial operation in the spring of 2015. – The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, announced today that the Waneta Expansion Project near Trail is now online and generating power. for $991 million. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority* FortisBC Inc. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. Teck Metals Ltd. Columbia Power Corporation** * BC Hydro ** Representing Brilliant Power Corporation, Brilliant Expansion Power Corporation, Waneta Expansion Ltd. Partnership and Arrow Lakes Power Corporation. April 6, 2015 – The Waneta Expansion Project near Trail, B.C. January 28, 2019 (Castlegar, B.C.) At the time, Waneta Expansion Power Corp. - a subsidiary of Columbia Power Corp. and Columbia Basin Trust - said construction could begin as early … He served on the board of the Certified Management Accountants Society of BC from 2006-2008 and the CMA West Kootenay chapter executive for many years. SNC-Lavalin designed and built the project which came online in 2015. The expansion is being built downstream from the existing Waneta Dam.