John Hart Dam

The John Hart Dam is one of three hydroelectric dams on the Campbell River, located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The dam is located at the outflow of John Hart Lake. The John Hart Generating Station is located nearby.

John Hart Dam
Location within British Columbia
Official nameJohn Hart Dam
LocationCampbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50°02′23″N 125°20′03″W
Opening date1947
Reservoir
CreatesJohn Hart Lake
Power Station
Operator(s)BC Hydro
Turbines3
Installed capacity132 MW (max.)

Original Generating Station

The BC Power Commission built the first generating station in 1947, it included above ground wood stave penstocks and six turbine-generator units for a total capacity of 126 MW.[1]

Powerhouse Replacement

Due to seismic risks, a 68-year-old facility and lower than optimal power generation, in 2014 contracts were awarded to SNC-Lavalin to design and build a generating station and two new 2 km long, six meter penstocks.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The new penstocks and powerhouse are located underground. The project included the decommissioning of the old facility in conjunction with the construction and commissioning of the new facility. The 1.1 billion dollar project was completed in 2018.[8][9][10] The new powerhouse as a slightly larger capacity at 132.2 megawatts.[11]

See also

References
  1. "John Hart". www.bchydro.com.
  2. "John Hart project team battled poor weather - Campbell River Mirror". 2 March 2017.
  3. "John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project - SNC-Lavalin". www.snclavalin.com.
  4. "BC Hydro upgrading the John Hart power station on Vancouver Island - Watch News Videos Online". Global News.
  5. Kines, Lindsay. "Tunnelling problems delay Hart dam project".
  6. "John Hart Generating Station Replacement". www.bchydro.com.
  7. Mines, Energy and. "Construction begins on John Hart project: largest hydroelectric project in decades - BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca.
  8. "Project Overview - Major Projects". cr.majorprojects.ca.
  9. "John Hart: Schedule and activities". www.bchydro.com.
  10. "BC Hydro completes construction on billion-dollar cavern for new generating station".
  11. http://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer-portal/documents/projects/john-hart/bc-hydro-signs-major-contract-john-hart-project.pdf
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