KEEYASK
PROJECT DETAILS
Project name: Keeyask
Project location: Nelson River, northern Manitoba, Canada
Installed capacity: 695 MW
Project owner: Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership
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
ASSESSORS FOR THIS PROJECT
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.
