Okikendawt Hydroelectric Project
Okikendawt Hydroelectric Project is a 10 megawatt green energy facility.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- August 2013: Construction began in August 2013 on a generating station located on the French River at the outflow of Lake Nipissing. The facility is designed to use excess water from an existing dam and will sell power to the Ontario Power Authority for 40 years. The project is a partnership between Dokis First Nation and Hydromega Services and is expected to take 18 months to build.[2]
- December 2015: Construction on this hydroelectric project began in 2013 adjacent to a dam controlling water flow from Lake Nipissing into the French River. The facility is a joint venture between Dokis First Nation and Hydromega that sells power to the Ontario Power Authority. The project was ratified by 97% of the local community and operates under a forty-year power purchase agreement.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dokis Okikendawt Project brings green energy to Ontario consumers", Anishinabek News, 3 December 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Okikendawt Hydro Project on the French River begins construction", Anishinabek News, 27 August 2013 (archived copy; original article).