Keeyask Generation Project

Gull Rapids (MB)

Status: On August 31, 2011, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency received an acceptable project description and is now determining if a comprehensive study should commence.

About the Project: The Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership is proposing to construct and operate a 695 megawatt hydroelectric generation station at Gull Rapids on the lower Nelson River immediately upstream of Stephens Lake and 30 kilometers southwest of Gillam, Manitoba. The project would include a powerhouse complex, spillway, dams, dykes a reservoir, and other related infrastructure.

Proponent: Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership