$900 million

2012 Rank: 34

2011 Rank: 31

Sector: Hydroelectric

Location: At the confluence of the Pend d’Oreille and Columbia Rivers, south of Trail, British Columbia

Owner: Fortis, Columbia Power Corporation and  Columbia Basin Trust

Key Players:

Project/Construction Manager: SNC-Lavalin (project manager)

Engineer: Golder Associates (environmental consulting engineers), Hatfield Consultants

Contractor: Aecon (civil design, construction); SNC-Lavalin (prime contractor, design)

Design-Build Team: Aecon, SNC-Lavalin

Funding: P3 (Design-Build)

Financing: Fortis: $459 million; CPC/CBT: $441 million

Status: Construction will begin in October 2011, with completion expected in 2015.

This 335 MW hydroelectric generating facility will become part of the Canal Plant Agreement and will receive fixed energy and capacity entitlements based on long-term average water flows. The energy will be sold to BC Hydro under a long-term energy purchase agreement.