1. BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE WANETA EXPANSION PROJECT
MAY 29, 2015
KOOTENAY WOMEN IN
BUSINESS AWARDS
AUDREY
REPIN
Director, Stakeholder and
External Relations

2. COLUMBIA POWER
develops, builds and operates hydro electric generating
facilities… our expertise is in project development,
procurement, construction management – in particular
design/build – and operations
Over the past 20 years, we have worked with communities to
develop three hydro power generation facilities. Operating as a
Crown corporation, we generate clean energy, support jobs,
contribute to the local economy, invest in the physical
environment, and partner with First Nations and communities.

3. OUR HISTORY

5. WHO WE ARE

6. ANNUAL REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
GRAPHIC

7. Brilliant Dam

8. Arrow Lakes Generating Station

10. Brilliant Expansion

12. Waneta Expansion Project 2010
Largest Project
to Date

13. Waneta Expansion Project 2011

14. Truck load

15. Waneta Expansion Project 2012

16. Tunnel liner
Blasting

17. Waneta Expansion Project 2013

18. Stay rings
Clearing and Logging – nupqu

19. Waneta Expansion Project 2014

20. Turbine work
Tunnel photo
2014 – workers
Stergeun exclusion gates

21. Waneta Expansion Project 2015

22. Project Quick Facts
• Normal head, which creates enough pressure to drive the runner: 62.3 m
• Height of powerhouse above and below ground: 60 m
• Lifting capacity of main powerhouse crane: 440 tonnes
• Rock and overburden removed: 82,000 tandem truckloads
• Average depth of powerhouse excavation: 42 m
• Transmission line: 10 km, 230 kV
• Concrete: 85,000 m3
• Structural steel: 445,000 kg
• Reinforcing steel: 5,740,000 kg
• Depth of intake: 40 m
• Diameter of water tunnels: 10.5 m

25. Labour Leaders

26. Crane Operator

27. Operator

28. Building trades in the 20th century:
• Most of the 20th century: 1%
• 2010: 3%
• Waneta Expansion: 7.6%
Carpenter