Vancouver-based NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-V: NKW) announced that it will submit a proposal into BC Hydro’s Clean Power Call to supply up to 396 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Canada’s first offshore wind energy project.
The proposal also includes an option for HaidaLink, NaiKun’s unique plan to connect Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) to British Columbia’s main electricity grid via NaiKun’s generation facility, ending the islands’ reliance on diesel generators. The company’s project site is in Hecate Strait, between Haida Gwaii and the northwest coast of mainland British Columbia.
BC Hydro’s Clean Power Call seeks 5,000 gigawatt hours of clean, renewable energy per year as part of its effort to attain the goal of energy self-sufficiency by 2016. Contract awards are scheduled for 2Q09.
The next key milestone for NaiKun will be submitting an application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate in early 2009. The application will be formally submitted to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office and to the Council of the Haida Nation.
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