Ocean Energy

New Ocean Energy Project Application Directive

British Columbia has significant ocean energy potential. Over 6000 megawatts (MW) of wave energy and over 2000 MW of tidal energy development opportunities alone have been identified to date. Worldwide ocean energy potential (wave, tidal, marine currents, thermal and salinity gradients) is estimated at 10 – 20 terawatts (TW), which is two to four times the existing electricity consumption of the world.

There is growing interest in developing British Columbia’s ocean energy potential. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands are in the process of developing a Crown land tenure operational policy for ocean energy projects.

In the interim, a new directive, Ocean Energy Project Application Directive has been released to provide direction to provincial officials and proponents for administration of ocean energy applications and replacements to access, investigate and potentially develop ocean energy sites on Crown land.

To view the new policy directive, please click on the link below:

View the new Ocean Energy Project Application Directive ( 122KB)

To view a discussion paper on the tenuring of provincial Crown land for ocean energy projects, please click on the link below:

View the Ocean Energy on Crown Land in British Columbia Discussion Paper ( 288KB)