Puntledge River generating station
Canada /
British Columbia /
Courtenay /
World
/ Canada
/ British Columbia
/ Courtenay
World / Canada / British Columbia / Comox-Strathcona
electrical sub-station, hydroelectric power station/plant, fenced area
In 1912 Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. developed the hydroelectric potential of Comox Lake and the Puntledge River to provide electricity for the operation of its coal mines in the Cumberland area. The BC Power Commission, BC Hydro's predecessor, acquired the Puntledge hydroelectric development in 1953. By 1955 the company had rebuilt the diversion dam, penstocks and powerhouse to quadruple the systems electrical output to the local community. Additional improvements included upgrading the dam in 1982.
The Puntledge River Powerhouse contains a single 24 MW capacity vertical shaft Francis turbine generator unit. Water released from the Comox Lake Reservoir travels 3.7 km to the Puntledge Diversion Dam, then 5 km through the penstock to the powerhouse.
The Puntledge River Powerhouse contains a single 24 MW capacity vertical shaft Francis turbine generator unit. Water released from the Comox Lake Reservoir travels 3.7 km to the Puntledge Diversion Dam, then 5 km through the penstock to the powerhouse.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°41'14"N 125°2'2"W
- Dunsmuir Substation 42 km
- Texada Island Reactive Power Compensation Station 51 km
- Malaspina Substation 77 km
- Electrical substation 100 km
- Tahsis Village Substation 119 km
- Tachick Substation 485 km
- Glenannan Substation 489 km
- Telkwa Substation 551 km
- Skeena Substation 585 km
- Skeena Cellulose - Terrace plant 590 km
- Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association 5.9 km
- Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community 6.4 km
- Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve 7.7 km
- Royston, British Columbia 8.2 km
- Glacier Greens Golf Course 10 km
- Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) / CFB Comox 11 km
- Wolf Lake 13 km
- Comox Lake 13 km
- Constitution Hill 15 km
- Miracle Beach Provincial Park 18 km