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title: "British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/british-columbia-hydro-and-power-authority"
description: "British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority is a Crown corporation in British Columbia, Canada. Official website: bchydro.com. Description from Wikidata."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

British Columbia · Public enterprises

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority is a Crown corporation in British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1961.

Source: [Wikidata (structured data only: description, instance of, inception, parent organization, population)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795720). Licence: CC0 1.0.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: British Columbia
- Layer: Public enterprises
- Class: Utilities
- Wikidata: [Q795720](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795720)

## Official website

- [bchydro.com/index.html](https://www.bchydro.com/index.html)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Utilities) in British Columbia.

- [Corporation of the City of Grand Forks - Grand Forks Electric Utility Fund](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-grand-forks-grand-forks-electric-utility-fund)
- [Corporation of the City of Nelson - Nelson Hydro](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-nelson-nelson-hydro)
- [Corporation of the City of New Westminster - New Westminster Electric Utility Commission](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-new-westminster-new-westminster-electric-utility-commission)
- [Corporation of the City of Penticton - Penticton Electric Utility](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-penticton-penticton-electric-utility)
- [Corporation of the District of Summerland - District of Summerland Electric Utility](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-district-of-summerland-district-of-summerland-electric-utility)
- [Lonsdale Energy Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/lonsdale-energy-corporation)

## Sources

- Description source: [Wikidata (structured data only: description, instance of, inception, parent organization, population)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795720). Licence: CC0 1.0.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146483323), with the sources of its record.
- [Public services in British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/british-columbia-hydro-and-power-authority