The parties are also co-operating on the information gathering towards the permit applications for the run-of-river project – which is of ‘immediate benefit’, said Swift’s president and chief executive officer Alexi Zawadzki.

Swift plans the Dasque Cluster, near Terrace in the province, to have an installed capacity of approximatey 20MW.

The site is located in the traditional territory of the Kitselas First Nation, which under the MoU is to be consulted on all phases of the scheme.