BC Hydro [SEP] inception
, depending on prevailing water levels. BC Hydro's nameplate capacity is about 11,000 megawatts.
Electricity is delivered through a network of 18,286 kilometers of transmission lines and 55,254 kilometers of distribution lines. For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the domestic electric sales volume was 53,018 gigawatt hours, revenue was $5.392 billion and net income was $549 million.
History.
BC Hydro was created in 1961 when the government of British Columbia, under Premier WAC Bennett, passed the "BC Hydro Act". This act
(its construction started in 1984) huge amount of electricity has been produced within the boundaries of Azerbaijan.
Projects.
- Takhtakorpu Hydro Power Plant (25MW) inaugurated in Shabran in Sep 2013
- Arpachay-1 (20.5 MW) and Arpachay-2 (1.4 MW) hydro-electric power stations launched in Sharur region in 2014.
- Ismayilli-2 (1.6-MW) hydroelectric plant launched in 2015
- Azerbaijan and Iran signed agreement for "Khudaferin" and "Giz Galasi" hydro-junctions and hydroelectric power plants on Araz River