Keeyask

Project details

Project name: Keeyask

Project location: Nelson River, northern Manitoba, Canada

Installed capacity: 695 MW

Project owner: Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership

Commission date: expected in 2022

Assessment details

Assessment tool: Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

Assessment stage: Preparation

Assessment date: August - December 2012, with an on-site assessment on 4-10 December 2012

Assessment overview

The assessment was undertaken in the context of a strong regulatory environment in which both the federal and provincial authorities have requirements for multiple aspects of socio-environmental assessment and investigations; power-plant operations, performance, accident preparedness, governance and community relations, to mention but a few.

Keeyask meets or exceeds basic good practice (a score of 3) for all of the 22 topics assessed.

Sustainability Profile