List of hydroelectric stations in Quebec
Encyclopedia
The following page lists electrical generating stations in Quebec
, Canada
.
Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through hydropower
. The James Bay Project
is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16 527 megawatt
of power, approximately 40% of the province's peak load. Hydro-Québec
, the government-owned public utility
is the main power generator in the province with 59 hydroelectric
facilities located across the province, for an total installed capacity of 34,490 MW.
owned and operated by Hydro-Québec Production.
s in Quebec.
generating stations in Quebec.
generating stations in Quebec.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through hydropower
Hydropower
Hydropower, hydraulic power, hydrokinetic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as...
. The James Bay Project
James Bay Project
The James Bay Project is a series of hydroelectric development with a combined installed capacity of over 16,000 megawatts built since 1974 for Hydro-Québec by the on the La Grande and other rivers of Northern Quebec....
is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16 527 megawatt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
of power, approximately 40% of the province's peak load. Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
, the government-owned public utility
Public utility
A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service . Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies...
is the main power generator in the province with 59 hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
facilities located across the province, for an total installed capacity of 34,490 MW.
Owned by Hydro-Québec
List of hydroelectric generating stationsHydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
owned and operated by Hydro-Québec Production.
Name | Type | Capacity (MW) | Units | Head (m) | Commissioned | Reservoir | Watershed | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beauharnois Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases, and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to of electrical power... |
Run of river | 1,911 | 38 | 24.39 | 1932–1961 | n/a | Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence River The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin... |
45°18′51"N 73°54′37"W |
Beaumont | Run of river | 270 | 6 | 37.8 | 1958 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
47°33′20"N 72°50′12"W |
Bersimis-1 Bersimis-1 generating station The Bersimis-1 generating station is a dam and a hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec... |
Reservoir | 1,178 | 8 | 266.7 | 1956 | Pipmuacan Reservoir Pipmuacan Reservoir The Pipmuacan Reservoir is a man-made lake on the boundary of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec, Canada, about north of Chicoutimi. It is used to control the flow for downstream hydro-electric generating stations on the Betsiamites River and, through Lake Pamouscachiou,... |
Betsiamites Betsiamites River The Betsiamites is a river of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, which joins the Saint Lawrence River.The Pipmuacan Reservoir, impounded by the Bersimis-1 Dam, is roughly halfway down its course.-Hydro-electric facilities:... |
49°18′31"N 69°33′50"W |
Bersimis-2 Bersimis-2 generating station The Bersimis-2 generating station is a dam and a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec... |
Run of river | 869 | 5 | 115.83 | 1959 | n/a | Betsiamites Betsiamites River The Betsiamites is a river of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, which joins the Saint Lawrence River.The Pipmuacan Reservoir, impounded by the Bersimis-1 Dam, is roughly halfway down its course.-Hydro-electric facilities:... |
49°10′02"N 69°14′26"W |
Brisay Brisay generating station The Brisay hydroelectric power station is on the Caniapiscau Reservoir, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project, the station can generate 469 MW and was commissioned in 1993. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.- See also :* List of... |
Reservoir | 469 | 2 | 37.5 | 1993 | Caniapiscau Reservoir Caniapiscau Reservoir The Caniapiscau Reservoir is a reservoir on the upper Caniapiscau River in the Côte-Nord administrative region of the Canadian province of Quebec... |
Caniapiscau Caniapiscau River The Caniapiscau River is a tributary of the Koksoak River in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. In Cree the name of the river means rocky point.Starting from Lac Sevestre on the Canadian Shield, the Caniapiscau River flows northward through a wide, timbered glacial valley until it makes a sharp turn at its... |
54°27′16"N 70°31′09"W |
Bryson | Run of river | 56 | 3 | 18.29 | 1925 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
45°39′40"N 76°37′52"W |
Carillon Carillon Generating Station The Carillon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Ottawa River near Carillon, Quebec, Canada. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. It is a run-of-river generating station with an installed capacity of 752 MW, a head of , and a reservoir of... |
Run of river | 753 | 14 | 17.99 | 1962 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
45°34′07"N 74°23′01"W |
Chelsea | Run of river | 152 | 5 | 28.35 | 1927 | n/a | Gatineau Gatineau River The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec... |
45°30′45"N 75°46′39"W |
Chute-Allard | Run of river | 62 | 6 | 17.83 | 2008 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
47°54′15"N 73°47′57"W |
Chute-Bell | Run of river | 10 | 2 | 17.8 | 1915–1999 | n/a | Rouge Rouge River (Quebec) The Rouge River is a river in western Quebec, Canada,which empties into the Ottawa River near Pointe-au-Chêne and flows north of Mont Tremblant.It is located in the Laurentides,about halfway between... |
45°46′26"N 74°41′09"W |
Chute-Burroughs | Run of river | 2 | 1 | 55.17 | 1929 | n/a | Niger | 45°08′47"N 72°01′08"W |
Chats Falls Chats Falls Chats Falls were a set of waterfalls on the Ottawa River, near Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario, and Quyon, Quebec, Canada. A hydroelectric generating station is now located here, owned and operated jointly by Hydro-Québec and Ontario Power Generation... The four units located in Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... are owned by Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... . |
Run of river | 92 | 4 | 16.16 | 1931 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
45°28′30"N 76°14′18"W |
Chute-Hemmings | Run of river | 29 | 6 | 14.64 | 1925 | n/a | Saint-François Saint-François River The Saint-François River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.The Saint-François takes its source from Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines... |
45°51′45"N 72°27′03"W |
Drummondville | Run of river | 16 | 4 | 9.1 | 1910 | n/a | Saint-François Saint-François River The Saint-François River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.The Saint-François takes its source from Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines... |
45°53′13"N 72°29′02"W |
Eastmain-1 | Reservoir | 507 | 3 | 63 | 2006 | Eastmain-1 Reservoir | Eastmain Eastmain River The Eastmain River is a river in northwestern Quebec which rises in north central Quebec and flows 800 km west to drain into James Bay. 'East Main' is an old name for the east side of James Bay. This river drains an area of 46,400 km²... |
52.18182°N 76.0511076°W |
Eastmain-1-A | Reservoir | 256 (768) | 3 | 63 | 2011 | Eastmain-1 Reservoir | Eastmain Eastmain River The Eastmain River is a river in northwestern Quebec which rises in north central Quebec and flows 800 km west to drain into James Bay. 'East Main' is an old name for the east side of James Bay. This river drains an area of 46,400 km²... |
52.1803135°N 76.0427928°W |
Grand-Mère | Run of river | 99 | 6 | 25.61 | 1915–1930 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
46°36′55"N 72°40′33"W |
Hart-Jaune | Reservoir | 51 | 3 | 39.6 | 1960 | Petit-Lac-Manicouagan Reservoir | Hart-Jaune | 51°47′06"N 67°54′46"W |
Hull-2 | Run of river | 27 | 4 | 11.58 | 1920–1969 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
45°25′20"N 75°43′17"W |
Jean-Lesage | Reservoir | 1,145 | 8 | 70.11 | 1965–1967 | Manic-2 Reservoir | Manicouagan Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau... |
49°19′18"N 68°20′49"W |
La Gabelle | Run of river | 131 | 5 | 17.38 | 1924 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
46°26′54"N 72°44′32"W |
La Grande-1 La Grande-1 generating station The La Grande-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 1,436 MW and was commissioned in 1994–1995... |
Run of river | 1,436 | 12 | 27.5 | 1994–1995 | n/a | La Grande La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River.... |
53°44′04"N 78°34′26"W |
La Grande-2-A La Grande-2-A generating station The La Grande-2-A is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,106 MW and was commissioned in 1991–1992. Together with the adjacent Robert-Bourassa generating station, it uses the reservoir and dam system... |
Reservoir | 2,106 | 6 | 138.5 | 1991–1992 | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir Robert-Bourassa Reservoir The Robert-Bourassa Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern Quebec, Canada. It was created in the mid 1970s as part of the James Bay Project and provides the needed water for the Robert-Bourassa and La Grande-2-A generating stations. It has a maximum surface area of , and a surface elevation... |
La Grande La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River.... |
53°46′46"N 77°32′57"W |
La Grande-3 La Grande-3 generating station The La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a hydroelectric dam on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,418 MW and was commissioned in 1982-1984. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system. The dam and reservoir both are... |
Reservoir | 2,417 | 12 | 79 | 1982–1984 | La Grande-3 Reservoir | La Grande La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River.... |
53°43′40"N 75°59′55"W |
La Grande-4 La Grande-4 generating station The La Grande-4 is a hydroelectric generating station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,779 MW and was commissioned in 1984–1986... |
Reservoir | 2,779 | 9 | 116.7 | 1984–1986 | La Grande-4 Reservoir | La Grande La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River.... |
53°53′12"N 73°27′55"W |
La Tuque | Run of river | 294 | 6 | 34.75 | 1940–1955 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
47°26′39"N 72°47′58"W |
Lac-RobertsonOwned and operated by Hydro-Québec Distribution | Reservoir | 21 | 2 | 38.5 | 1995 | Robertson Lake | Veco | 50°59′56"N 59°03′42"W |
Laforge-1 Laforge-1 generating station The Laforge-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 878 MW and was commissioned in 1993-1994. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.- External links... |
Reservoir | 878 | 6 | 57.3 | 1993–1994 | Laforge-1 Reservoir | Laforge | 54°10′14"N 72°36′55"W |
Laforge-2 Laforge-2 generating station The Laforge-2 is a hydroelectric generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 319 MW and was commissioned in 1996. It is considered a "run of the river" generating station since the Laforge-2... |
Reservoir | 319 | 2 | 27.4 | 1996 | Laforge-2 Reservoir | Laforge | 54°35′30"N 71°16′15"W |
Les Cèdres | Run of river | 103 | 11 | 9.14 | 1914–1924 | n/a | Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence River The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin... |
45°18′32"N 74°01′38"W |
Magpie-2 | 450 | 2026 | Magpie Magpie River (Quebec) The Magpie River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec which flows from the Labrador Plateau to empty into the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Sept-Îles, Quebec. The river is 200 km in length.... |
Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
||||
Magpie-5 | 385 | 2030 | Magpie Magpie River (Quebec) The Magpie River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec which flows from the Labrador Plateau to empty into the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Sept-Îles, Quebec. The river is 200 km in length.... |
Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
||||
Manic-1 Manic-1 Manic-1 is a hydroelectric power station and dam at the mouth of the Manicouagan River west of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned between 1966 and 1967 and producing 184 MW, it is the smallest of the Manicouagan-Outardes project.... |
Run of river | 184 | 3 | 36.58 | 1966–1967 | n/a | Manicouagan Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau... |
49°11′29"N 68°19′47"W |
Manic-5 Daniel-Johnson Dam The Daniel-Johnson Dam , formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River which creates Manicouagan Reservoir. The dam is composed of 14 buttresses and 13 arches and is north of Baie-Comeau in Quebec, Canada... |
Reservoir | 1,596 | 8 | 141.8 | 1970 | Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada. The lake covers an area of 1,942 km², and its eastern shore is accessible via Route 389. The island in the centre of the lake is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel... |
Manicouagan Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau... |
50°38′23"N 68°43′37"W |
Manic-5-PA Daniel-Johnson Dam The Daniel-Johnson Dam , formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River which creates Manicouagan Reservoir. The dam is composed of 14 buttresses and 13 arches and is north of Baie-Comeau in Quebec, Canada... |
Reservoir | 1,064 | 4 | 144.5 | 1989 | Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada. The lake covers an area of 1,942 km², and its eastern shore is accessible via Route 389. The island in the centre of the lake is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel... |
Manicouagan Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau... |
50°38′26"N 68°44′13"W |
Mercier | Reservoir | 55 | 5 | 18 | 2007 | Baskatong Reservoir Baskatong Reservoir The Baskatong Reservoir is a man-made lake in western Quebec, Canada. It was formed following the construction of the Mercier Dam in 1927 and has an area of 413 km2. It has no generating station at its dam, but the reservoir is used to control the flow of the Gatineau River for several... |
Gatineau Gatineau River The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec... |
46°43′03"N 75°59′00"W |
Mitis-1 | Run of river | 6 | 2 | 36.58 | 1922–1929 | n/a | Mitis | 48°36′13"N 68°08′19"W |
Mitis-2 | Run of river | 4 | 1 | 22.86 | 1947 | n/a | Mitis | 48°37′19"N 68°08′19"W |
Outardes-2 Outardes-2 Outardes-2 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River southwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1978 and is run-of-the-river.... |
Run of river | 523 | 3 | 82.3 | 1978 | n/a | Outardes | 49°08′59"N 68°24′17"W |
Outardes-3 Outardes-3 Outardes-3 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River northwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1969 and is run-of-the-river.... |
Run of river | 1,026 | 4 | 143.57 | 1969 | n/a | Outardes | 49°33′33"N 68°43′58"W |
Outardes-4 Outardes-4 Outardes-4 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River northwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1969 and is supplied by the Outardes-4 Reservoir which is created by seven additional dams.... |
Reservoir | 785 | 4 | 120.55 | 1969 | Outardes-4 Reservoir | Outardes | 49°42′21"N 68°54′24"W |
Paugan | Run of river | 206 | 8 | 40.54 | 1928 | n/a | Gatineau Gatineau River The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec... |
45°48′42"N 75°55′37"W |
Péribonka | Reservoir | 405 | 3 | 67.6 | 2007–2008 | Peribonka Peribonka River The Peribonka River is a river in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area in Quebec, Canada. It is long and drains an area of . It drains into Lac Saint-Jean at Pointe-Taillon National Park and is the largest tributary of this lake... |
49°30′28"N 71°10′59"W | |
Petit Mécatina-3 | 320 | 2026 | Petit-Mécatina | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
||||
Petit Mécatina-4 | 880 | 2023 | Petit-Mécatina | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
||||
Première-Chute | Run of river | 131 | 4 | 22.26 | 1968–1975 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
47°36′00"N 79°27′09"W |
Rapide-2 | Run of river | 67 | 4 | 20.43 | 1954–1964 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
47°56′01"N 78°34′34"W |
Rapide-7 | Reservoir | 67 | 4 | 20.73 | 1941–1949 | Decelles Lake | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
47°46′08"N 78°18′46"W |
Rapide-Blanc | Reservoir | 204 | 6 | 32.92 | 1934–1955 | Blanc Reservoir | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
47°47′48"N 72°58′24"W |
Rapide-des-Cœurs | Run of river | 79 | 6 | 22.69 | 2008–2009 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
47°47′21"N 73°22′40"W |
Rapides-des-Îles | Run of river | 176 | 4 | 26.22 | 1966–1973 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
47°34′35"N 79°21′17"W |
Rapides-des-Quinze | Run of river | 103 | 6 | 25.9 | 1923–1955 | n/a | Ottawa Ottawa River The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:... |
47°35′24"N 79°17′41"W |
Rapides-Farmer | Run of river | 104 | 5 | 20.12 | 1927 | n/a | Gatineau Gatineau River The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec... |
45°29′56"N 75°45′48"W |
René-Lévesque | Reservoir | 1,244 | 6 | 94.19 | 1975–1976 | Manic-3 Reservoir | Manicouagan Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau... |
49°44′25"N 68°35′34"W |
Rivière-des-Prairies | Run of river | 54 | 6 | 7.93 | 1929 | n/a | Rivière des Prairies Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada.... |
45°35′22"N 73°39′26"W |
Robert-Bourassa Robert-Bourassa generating station The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project in Canada... |
Reservoir | 5,616 | 16 | 137.16 | 1979–1981 | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir Robert-Bourassa Reservoir The Robert-Bourassa Reservoir is a man-made lake in northern Quebec, Canada. It was created in the mid 1970s as part of the James Bay Project and provides the needed water for the Robert-Bourassa and La Grande-2-A generating stations. It has a maximum surface area of , and a surface elevation... |
La Grande La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River.... |
53°46′55"N 77°31′58"W |
Rocher-de-Grand-Mère | Run of river | 230 | 3 | 24.3 | 2004 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
46°36′55"N 72°40′33"W |
Romaine-1 | Reservoir | 290 | 2 | 62.5 | 2016 | Romaine-1 Reservoir | Romaine Romaine River The Romaine River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is long. It is not to be confused with the Olomane River that is to the east and had the same name for a long time.... |
50.3835948°N 63.2603502°W |
Romaine-2 | Reservoir | 640 | 2 | 156.4 | 2014 | Romaine-2 Reservoir | Romaine Romaine River The Romaine River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is long. It is not to be confused with the Olomane River that is to the east and had the same name for a long time.... |
50.6245286°N 63.1928015°W |
Romaine-3 | Reservoir | 395 | 2 | 118.9 | 2017 | Romaine-3 Reservoir | Romaine Romaine River The Romaine River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is long. It is not to be confused with the Olomane River that is to the east and had the same name for a long time.... |
51.1144073°N 63.4000397°W |
Romaine-4 | Reservoir | 245 | 2 | 88.9 | 2020 | Romaine-4 Reservoir | Romaine Romaine River The Romaine River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is long. It is not to be confused with the Olomane River that is to the east and had the same name for a long time.... |
51.3477778°N 63.4866667°W |
Sainte-Marguerite-3The addition of a third unit is planned. | Reservoir | 884 | 2 | 330 | 2003 | Sainte-Marguerite-3 Reservoir | Sainte-Marguerite | 50°42′18"N 66°46′47"W |
Saint-Narcisse | Run of river | 15 | 2 | 44.81 | 1926 | n/a | Batiscan Batiscan River The Bastican River flows in Quebec, Canada. It rises in the Mauricie Region, and empties into the Saint Lawrence River at a point downstream and northeast of Trois-Rivières.... |
46°32′53"N 72°24′38"W |
Sarcelle | Reservoir | 150 | 3 | 11.7 | 2012 | Opinaca Reservoir | La Grande La Grande River La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly west to drain into James Bay. It is the second largest river in Quebec, surpassed only by the Saint Lawrence River.... |
52.6673781°N 76.6329861°W |
Sept-Chutes | Run of river | 22 | 4 | 124.97 | 1916–1999 | n/a | Sainte-Anne Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River Ste-Anne-du-Nord River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river passes through Canyon Sainte-Anne before joining the Saint Lawrence River at Beaupré.... |
47°07′31"N 70°48′57"W |
Shawinigan-2 | Run of river | 200 | 8 | 44.2 | 1911–1929 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
46°32′11"N 72°46′02"W |
Shawinigan-3 | Run of river | 194 | 3 | 44.2 | 1948 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
46°32′02"N 72°45′56"W |
Toulnustouc | Reservoir | 526 | 2 | 152 | 2005 | Sainte-Anne Lake | Toulnustouc | 49°58′14"N 68°09′34"W |
Trenche | Run of river | 302 | 6 | 48.47 | 1950 | n/a | Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² .... |
47°45′12"N 72°52′44"W |
Stations with partial Hydro-Québec ownership
Name | Type | Capacity (MW) | Units | Head | Commissioned | Reservoir | Watershed | Ownership | Region |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCormick McCormick Dam The McCormick Dam is a dam and power station built on the Manicouagan river by the Quebec & Ontario Paper Company and the Canadian British Aluminium Company east of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. It is named after colonel Robert R... |
Run of river | 350.6 | 8 | 37.8 | 1952 | Manicouagan Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates at the Daniel-Johnson Dam of the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau... |
Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... (60%) and Alcoa Alcoa Alcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries... (40%) |
49°11′35"N 68°19′37"W |
|
Privately-owned hydroelectric generating stations
List of privately-owned hydroelectric generating stations in Quebec, including facilities owned by municipal utilities.Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
Owner | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abénaquis | 1910–1984 | 2.8 | 45°24′15"N 71°53′50"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Adam-Cunningham | 1953 | 7 | 48°39′30"N 71°10′15"W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Arthurville Hydroelectric Dam | 1993 | 0.65 | 46°49′35"N 70°45′23"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Ayers-1 | 1929 | 4.5 | 45°38′12"N 74°21′41"W | Ayers limitée | Hydro | |
Ayers-2 | 1994 | 1.2 | 45°38′37"N 74°21′11"W | Ayers limitée | Hydro | |
Baie-Saint-Paul | 1898–1997 | 0.8 | Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec Baie-Saint-Paul is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River... |
Société d'énergie de Baie-Saint-Paul | Hydro | |
Barrage-Larocque (Hydro Bromptonville) | 1997 | 9.9 | 45.47833°N 71.95333°W | Kruger Energy Kruger Inc. Kruger Inc. is a Canadian corporation which manufactures publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy, and wines and spirits. The company is a leader in paper and paperboard recycling in North America. Kruger Inc... |
Hydro | |
Marches-Naturelles | 1908–1995 | 4.5 | 46.8941816°N 71.1586941°W | Boralex | Hydro | |
Belding | 1910 | 1.5 | 45°08′30"N 71°48′40"W | Ville de Coaticook | Hydro | |
Belle-Rivière | 48°06′51"N 71°45′50"W | Société d'énergie Belle Rivière | Hydro | |||
Belleterre Hydroelectric DamAlso known as Winneway | 1994 | 2.2 | 47°34′21"N 78°33′31"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Bésy | 2006 | 18.5 | 48°26′04"N 71°14′54"W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Bird-1 | 1937–1994 | 2 | 46°44′57"N 71°42′39"W | Boralex | Hydro | |
Bird-2 | 1995 | 2.8 | 46.74916°N 71.71083°W | Boralex | Hydro | |
Buckingham | 1913–1995 | 9.9 | Buckingham Buckingham, Quebec Buckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity... |
Boralex | Hydro | |
Cascades-Savard | 1988 | 0.03 | 51°18′20"N 68°07′32"W | Restaurant Relais-Gabriel enr. | Hydro | |
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière | 24 | 46°42′52"N 71°16′57"W | Innergex | Hydro | ||
Chicoutimi | 1923 | 8 | 48°25′34"N 71°04′34"W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Chute-à-Caron Power Station | 1931 | 224 | 48°27′01"N 71°15′13"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
Chute-à-la-Savane Power Station | 1953 | 210 | 48°45′15"N 71°50′23"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
Chute-aux-Galets | 1921 | 14.4 | 48°39′06"N 71°12′12"W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Chute-Blanche | 1998 | 1.2 | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc | Hydro-Morin | Hydro | |
Chute-des-Passes Power Station | 1959 | 750 | 49°50′26"N 71°09′46"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
Chute-du-Diable Power Station | 1952 | 205 | 48°46′51"N 71°41′49"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
Chute-Ford Hydroelectric Dam (Glenford) | 1994 | 4.95 | 46°50′18"N 71°56′26"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Chute-Garneau | 1925-2011 | 5.3 | 48°23′10"N 71°07′50"W | City of Saguenay Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... |
Hydro | |
Chutes-à-Gorry | 1993–1997 | 10.8 | 46.7903199°N 72.0078599°W | Société d'énergie Columbus | Hydro | |
Club Bataram | 19?? | 0.1 | Clermont Clermont, Quebec There are two municipalities named Clermont in Quebec:*Clermont, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality*Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality... |
Pourvoirie Charlevoix | Hydro | |
Club des Alcaniens | 1981 | 0.02 | Rivière-aux-Rats La Tuque, Quebec La Tuque is a city in south central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. In 2006, it had a population of 11,821 Latuquois.... |
Club des Alcaniens Shawinigan | Hydro | |
Corbeau | 46°18′51"N 75°56′36"W | Hydro | ||||
Côte Sainte-Catherine 1 | 1995 | 2 | 45°24′24"N 73°34′8"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Côte Sainte-Catherine 2 | 1993 | 4.8 | 45°24′24"N 73°34′8"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Côte Sainte-Catherine 3 | 1995 | 4.5 | 45°24′24"N 73°34′8"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Daniel-Larocque (Mont-Laurier) | 1912–1987 | 2.725 | 46°33′17"N 75°29′59"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Donnacona | 1913–1997 | 4.8 | 46°40′47"N 71°44′43"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Drummond | 1927–1965 | 0.6 | 45°22′51"N 71°57′38"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Dufferin | 1958 | 40 | 45°35′05"N 75°25′05"W | Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Fund is a Gatineau, Quebec-based open-ended income trust that was initially listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1999 as Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund... |
Hydro | |
East Angus | 1898–1992 | 2 | East Angus East Angus, Quebec East Angus is a city in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. The city had a population of 3,357 in the Canada 2006 Census.... |
Boralex | Hydro | |
Eustis | 1986 | 0.7 | 45°18′26"N 71°52′52"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Fraser | 1992 | 2.3 | 47°49′58"N 69°32′04"W | Hydro-Fraser | Hydro | |
Frontenac | 1917–1988 | 2.2 | 45°24′07"N 71°53′57"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Grande-Dame, La | 1911 | 1.8 | 45°16′21"N 72°06′22"W | Hydro-Magog Magog, Quebec Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River... |
Hydro | |
High Falls (Quebec) | 1929 | 104 | 45°50′20"N 75°38′50"W | Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Fund is a Gatineau, Quebec-based open-ended income trust that was initially listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1999 as Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund... |
Hydro | |
Hull | 1913 | 12 | Gatineau Gatineau Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census... |
Domtar Domtar Domtar Corporation is the largest integrated producer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world based on production capacity, and is also a manufacturer of papergrade pulp.... |
Hydro | |
Huntingville | 1996 | 0.5 | Sherbrooke | Boralex | Hydro | |
Isle-Maligne | 1926 | 402 | 48°34′37"N 71°38′05"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
Jean-Guérin | 1998 | 5.87 | 46.6353821°N 71.0448933°W | Société d'énergie Columbus | Hydro | |
Jim-Gray | 1953 | 63 | 48°41′54"N 71°12′46"W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Joey-Tanenbaum | 1994 | 17 | 45.8781706°N 76.6961789°W | Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Fund is a Gatineau, Quebec-based open-ended income trust that was initially listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1999 as Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund... |
Hydro | |
Jonquière (Joseph-Perron) | 1998 | 4.5 | 48.4166979°N 71.255511°W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Jonquière-N⁰-1 | 1996 | 4.5 | 48.4218318°N 71.2541699°W | Hydro-Jonquière Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... |
Hydro | |
L'Anse-Saint-Jean | 1995 | 0.45 | 48°12′27"N 70°17′05"W | Hydro-Morin | Hydro | |
La Pulpe | 1997 | 3.7 | 48.4107838°N 68.5529763°W | Boralex | Hydro | |
La Sarre-1 | 1994 | 1.1 | La Sarre La Sarre, Quebec La Sarre is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake Abitibi.... |
Hydro-Abitibi | Hydro | |
La Sarre-2 | 1995 | 0.7 | La Sarre La Sarre, Quebec La Sarre is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake Abitibi.... |
Hydro-Abitibi | Hydro | |
Lebreux | 1995 | 1.1 | 48°09′20"N 65°20′48"W | Hydro Canomore | Hydro | |
Low | 1994 | 0.4 | Low | Hydro Low | Hydro | |
Magpie River | 2008 | 40.6 | 50°19′25"N 64°27′19"W | Hydromega | Hydro | |
Maquatua | 1985 | 1.1 | Wemindji Wemindji, Quebec Wemindji is a small Cree community on Paint Hills Bay off James Bay at the mouth of the Maquatua River in Quebec, Canada. The community has a population of 1238 people .... |
Sakami Eeyou Corporation | Hydro | |
Masson | 1933 | 105 | 45°33′36"N 75°25′20"W | Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Fund is a Gatineau, Quebec-based open-ended income trust that was initially listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1999 as Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund... |
Hydro | |
McDougall | 1925 | 8.5 | 46°44′27"N 71°41′55"W | Boralex | Hydro | |
Memphrémagog | 1910 | 1.9 | 45°15′46"N 72°08′40"W | Hydro-Magog Magog, Quebec Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River... , Hydro-Sherbrooke |
Hydro | |
Minakshuk | 2000 | 9.9 | Dolbeau-Mistassini Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec Dolbeau-Mistassini is a town in northern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean... |
Hydro-Ilnu | Hydro | |
Montmagny | 1996 | 2.1 | Montmagny Montmagny, Quebec -External links:*... |
Innergex | Hydro | |
Moulin Melbourne | 2003 | 0.12 | Melbourne Melbourne, Quebec Melbourne is a township of 950 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.-External links:*... |
9067-8780 Québec | Hydro | |
Moulin-aux-Abénakis | 1997 | 0.4 | Sainte-Claire de Bellechasse | Hubert Lacoste | Hydro | |
Murdock-Wilson | 1957 | 55 | 48°28′00"N 71°14′12"W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Onatchiway | 1925 | 1 | 48.8928959°N 71.0376674°W | AbitibiBowater AbitibiBowater Resolute Forest Products , formerly known as AbitibiBowater Inc. is a pulp and paper manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, which was announced 29 January 2007... |
Hydro | |
Paton | 1927 | 1.7 | 45°24′15"N 71°53′50"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Penman | 1985 | 2 | Coaticook Coaticook, Quebec Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States-Communities:... |
Town of Coaticook Coaticook, Quebec Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States-Communities:... |
Hydro | |
Pentecôte | 1999 | 2 | Port-Cartier Port-Cartier, Quebec Port-Cartier is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rochers River, exactly southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.... |
Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Petite High Falls | 1999 | 0.5 | 45.5339502°N 75.6250012°W | Hydro Norbyco | Hydro | |
Petites-Bergeronnes | 1994 | 4.2 | 48.2656838°N 69.629631°W | Société d'énergie Columbus | Hydro | |
Pont-Arnaud | 1913-2011 | 8.0 | 48.4075255°N 71.12463°W | City of Saguenay Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... |
Hydro | |
Portneuf 1 | 1996 | 8 | 48.6578893°N 69.1324139°W | Innergex | Hydro | |
Portneuf-2 | 1996 | 9.9 | 48.655508°N 69.1766167°W | Innergex | Hydro | |
Portneuf-3 | 1996 | 8 | 48.6913003°N 69.3390942°W | Innergex | Hydro | |
Pourvoirie Domaine Touristique La Tuque | 2002 | 0.1 | La Tuque La Tuque, Quebec La Tuque is a city in south central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. In 2006, it had a population of 11,821 Latuquois.... |
Pourvoirie Domaine La Tuque | Hydro | |
Rawdon Dam | 1994 | 2.5 | 46°02′45"N 73°43′50"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Rivière-du-Loup Dam | 1885–1995 | 2.6 | 47°49′59"N 69°31′52"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Rock Forest | 1911–2000 | 2.7 | 45°20′31"N 71°59′37"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
RSP-1 | 1954–1993 | 1 | 48.7348799°N 69.0650368°W | Boralex | Hydro | |
RSP-2 | 1995 | 6 | 48.732474°N 69.1715097°W | Boralex | Hydro | |
RSP-3 | 1995 | 5.5 | 48.7348799°N 69.0650368°W | Boralex | Hydro | |
S.P.C. (Chute-Blanchette) | 1957 | 38 | 48.4126816°N 71.1004633°W | Elkem Métal Canada | Hydro | |
Saint-Alban Dam | 1901–1996 | 8.2 | 46°42′38"N 72°04′36"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Saint-Jérôme | 1888–1997 | 1.5 | 45°48′33"N 74°01′47"W | Mini-Centrales de l'Est | Hydro | |
Saint-Jovite | 1985 | 0.3 | Saint-Jovite | Les Apôtres de l'Amour Infini | Hydro | |
Saint-Lambert | 1996 | 6 | Saint-Lambert Saint-Lambert, Quebec Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Saint-Lambert was named for either the early French Canadian hunter Lambert Closse or for Roman Catholic Bishop Lambert of Maastricht... |
Boralex | Hydro | |
Saint-Paul | 1986 | 0.9 | 45°08′20"N 71°48′30"W | Hydro-Coaticook Coaticook, Quebec Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States-Communities:... |
Hydro | |
Chute-à-Magnan (Saint-Paulin) | 1994 | 7.7 | Saint-Paulin Saint-Paulin, Quebec Saint-Paulin is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 1622 * Population in 2001: 1576* Population in 1996: 1599... |
Innergex | Hydro | |
Saint-Raphaël Dam | 1994 | 3.5 | 46°47′54"N 70°44′55"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Sainte-Brigitte Dam | 1994 | 4.2 | 46°01′47"N 72°28′49"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Sainte-Marguerite-1 and I-B | 1993 | 30.1 | 50.1974447°N 66.6363287°W | Hydromega | Hydro | |
Sainte-Marguerite-2 | 1954 | 19.3 | 50.2128884°N 66.6607475°W | Iron Ore Company of Canada Iron Ore Company of Canada Iron Ore Company of Canada is a Canadian-based producer of iron ore. The company was founded in 1949 from a partnership of Canadian and American M.A. Hanna Company... |
Hydro | |
Shipshaw Power Station | 1943 | 896 | 48°26′54"N 71°12′54"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
T.-D.-Bouchard Dam (St-Hyacinthe) | 1995 | 2.25 | 45°37′15"N 72°57′20"W | Algonquin Power Algonquin Power Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp , owns power generation assets in Canada and the United States. The company also owns water distribution systems in the United States.-Assets:... |
Hydro | |
Thibaudeau-Ricard | 1997 | 4.9 | Shawinigan Shawinigan, Quebec Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people .... |
Thibaudeau-Ricard | Hydro | |
W.R. Beatty | 1917–1995 | 11 | 45.9189304°N 76.9203687°W | Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Brookfield Renewable Power Fund is a Gatineau, Quebec-based open-ended income trust that was initially listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1999 as Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund... |
Hydro | |
Weedon | 1915 | 3.825 | 45°39′41"N 71°27′49"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Westbury | 1929 | 4.8 | 45°29′52"N 71°37′12"W | Hydro-Sherbrooke | Hydro | |
Windsor | 1996 | 5.5 | Windsor Windsor, Quebec Windsor is a town of 5,300 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, for which it is the seat.... |
Innergex | Hydro |
Wind
List of wind farmWind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
s in Quebec.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
Owner | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm The Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm has been in commercial operation since November 10, 2007. It is located in Gaspé, Quebec and has 67 wind turbines each of 1.5 MW power for a total farm capacity of 100.5 MW.... |
2007 | 100.5 | 49°03′36"N 64°33′18"W | Cartier Wind Energy | Wind | |
Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm is a 127.5 megawatt wind farm, located in Saint-Ulric, near Matane, Quebec. It is owned and operated by Northland Power.... |
2009 | 127.5 | Saint-Ulric, Quebec Saint-Ulric, Quebec Saint-Ulric is a municipality in Quebec.... |
Northland Power Northland Power Northland Power Inc. , is a Canadian corporation that currently owns or has an economic interest in nine power generation assets in Canada—primarily Ontario and Québec—Germany, and the United States. Overall, the firm controls assets that generate about 818 MW of electricity. Approximately 80% of... |
Wind | |
Baie-des-Sables Wind Farm | 2006 | 109.5 | Baie-des-Sables Baie-des-Sables, Quebec Baie-des-Sables, Quebec is a village in Quebec. Its elevation is 577 ft.... |
Cartier Wind Energy | Wind | |
Carleton Wind Farm | 2008 | 109.5 | Carleton-sur-Mer Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, located on route 132, along Baie des Chaleurs.- Culture :* attracts over 20,000 spectators to see local and international artists... |
Cartier Wind Energy | Wind | |
Site nordique expérimental en éolien CORUS | 2010 | 4.1 | Gaspé Gaspé, Quebec Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 14,819.... |
Wind Energy TechnoCentre | Wind | |
Gros-Morne I | 2011 | 100.5 | Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.... |
Cartier Wind Energy | Wind | |
Le Nordais (Cap-Chat) | 1998 | 57 | Cap-Chat Cap-Chat, Quebec Cap-Chat is a town in the Canadian province of Québec, in the Regional County Municipality of Haute-Gaspésie, and in the administrative region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Its geographical co-ordinates are lat. 49°6′ N; long. 66°41′ W. Cap-Chat is found 16 km west of... |
TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Wind | |
Le Nordais (Matane) | 1999 | 42.75 | Matane | TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Wind | |
Montagne-Sèche | 2011 | 58.5 | Cloridorme | Cartier Wind Energy | Wind | |
Mont-Louis | 2011 | 100.5 | Mont-Louis Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, Quebec Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis is a municipality in Quebec. Located in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie, the municipality comprises the communities of Mont-Louis, Ruisseau-des-Olives, L'Anse-Pleureuse, Les... |
Northland Power Northland Power Northland Power Inc. , is a Canadian corporation that currently owns or has an economic interest in nine power generation assets in Canada—primarily Ontario and Québec—Germany, and the United States. Overall, the firm controls assets that generate about 818 MW of electricity. Approximately 80% of... |
Wind | |
Mount Copper | 2005 | 54 | Murdochville Murdochville, Quebec Murdochville is a small mining community located in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 812.The mining operation in the town was comparatively large, starting with mining the raw ore and finishing with an end product of pure copper anode. In the 1970s, the mining operation in Murdochville was large... |
NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources is an wholesale electricity supplier based in Juno Beach, Florida. It is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. , a Fortune 200 company. Prior to 2009, NextEra Energy Resources was known as FPL Energy.... |
Wind | |
Mount Miller | 2005 | 54 | Murdochville Murdochville, Quebec Murdochville is a small mining community located in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 812.The mining operation in the town was comparatively large, starting with mining the raw ore and finishing with an end product of pure copper anode. In the 1970s, the mining operation in Murdochville was large... |
NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources is an wholesale electricity supplier based in Juno Beach, Florida. It is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. , a Fortune 200 company. Prior to 2009, NextEra Energy Resources was known as FPL Energy.... |
Wind | |
Saint-Ulric | 1998 | 2.25 | Saint-Ulric Saint-Ulric, Quebec Saint-Ulric is a municipality in Quebec.... |
Hydro-Québec Production Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Wind |
Biomass
List of biomassBiomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
generating stations in Quebec.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
Owner | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brompton Biomass Cogen. | 23 | Sherbrooke | Kruger Energy Kruger Inc. Kruger Inc. is a Canadian corporation which manufactures publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy, and wines and spirits. The company is a leader in paper and paperboard recycling in North America. Kruger Inc... |
Biomass | ||
Chapais Énergie | 27 | Chapais Chapais, Quebec Chapais is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 near Chibougamau in the Jamésie region. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the municipality of Baie-James. The community was first settled in 1929, when prospector Léo Springer discovered deposits of copper, silver... |
Chapais Énergie, s.e.c. | Biomass | ||
Senneterre | 34,6 | Senneterre Senneterre, Quebec Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Mauricie region... |
Boralex | Biomass |
Nuclear
List of nuclearNuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
generating stations in Quebec.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
Owner | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located near Bécancour, Quebec. The facility derives its name from the Gentilly suburb of the city of Bécancour, in which it is located... |
1983 | 635 | 46°23′42"N 72°21′21"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Nuclear |
Fossil fuel
List of fossil fuel generating stations in Quebec.Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
Owner | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bécancour gas turbine | 1994 | 411 | 46°23′31"N 72°21′8"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | |
Cadillac gas turbine | 162 | 48°12′51"N 78°17′59"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
La Citière gas turbine | 309 | 45°24′55"N 73°26′14"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Tracy Generating StationWill be put in cold storage in 2011. | 1964–1968 | 660 | 45°59′50"N 73°10′20"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Fuel oil | |
Bécancour cogeneration project (TCE) | 2006 | 550 | 46°22′2"N 72°24′15"W | TransCanada TransCanada TransCanada may refer to:* Trans Canada Trail, a hiking trail system* Trans-Canada Highway, primary highway that runs across Canada* TransCanada Corp., an energy company based in Calgary, Alberta... |
Natural gas |
Off-grid
List of all generating stations serving loads not connected to the main North American power grid.Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
Owner | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cap-aux-Meules generating station | 66 | 47°22′26"N 61°53′07"W | Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Fuel oil | ||
Île-d'Entrée | 1.2 | Entry Island Entry Island Entry Island is an island off the east coast of the Magdalen Islands, which are part of the Canadian Province of Quebec. The island is 2 km wide and 3 km long. The island is located 12 km from the main port of Cap-aux-Meules of the Magdalen Islands. Entry Island is only accessible... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Akulivik | 0.9 | Akulivik Akulivik, Quebec Akulivik is an Inuit village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. It is located on a peninsula that juts southwesterly into Hudson Bay across from Smith Island... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Aupaluk | 0.8 | Aupaluk Aupaluk, Quebec Aupaluk is the smallest Inuit settlement in Nunavik. In 2001, there were 159 residents; the 2006 population of 174 marks a 9.4% increase over these five years. There are 49 private dwellings in the settlement, all occupied by usual residents. The settlement spans 30.12 km² in terms of area and... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Blanc-SablonBack-up generators. | 4,9 | Blanc-Sablon Blanc-Sablon, Quebec Blanc-Sablon, Quebec is the easternmost community in the province of Quebec, Canada, between the municipalities of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and L'Anse-au-Clair, in Labrador... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Clova | 0.5 | Clova Clova, Quebec Clova is a hamlet within the city of La Tuque, Quebec, Canada, in the Mauricie region.It is also the name of a post office in Clova, a dam and a power plant... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Inukjuak | 3.0 | Inukjuak Inukjuak, Quebec Inukjuak , alternatively spelled Inoucdjouac, former name and current postal name Port Harrison, is an Inuit settlement located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,294... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Ivujivik | 1.0 | Ivujivik Ivujivik, Quebec Ivujivik is the northernmost settlement in the Canadian Province of Quebec. It is also the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Kangiqsualujjuaq | 2.0 | Kangiqsualujjuaq Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec Kangiqsualujjuaq is an Inuit village with a population of approximately 620, located on the east coast of Ungava Bay at the mouth of the George River, in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Kangiqsujuaq | 1.5 | Kangiqsujuaq Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec Kangiqsujuaq is an Inuit community in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 552 in 2006. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the large bay" in Inuktitut.... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Kangirsuk | 1.4 | Kangirsuk Kangirsuk, Quebec Kangirsuk is an Inuit village in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It is north of Kuujjuaq, between Aupaluk and Quaqtaq. The community is only accessible by air and, in late summer, by boat... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Kuujjuaq | 2010 | 6.6 | Kuujjuaq Kuujjuaq, Quebec Kuujjuaq is the largest Inuit village in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada with a population of 2,132 as of the 2006 census. This is up roughly 10% from 1,932 as of the 2001 Census. It is the administrative capital of Nunavik and lies on the western shore of the Koksoak River.Kuujjuaq previously was known... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | |
Kuujjuarapik | 3.4 | Kuujjuarapik Kuujjuarapik, Quebec Kuujjuarapik is the southernmost Inuit village at the mouth of the Great Whale River on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. About 800 people, mostly Cree, live in the adjacent village of Whapmagoostui. The community is only accessible by air and, in late summer, by boat... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
La RomaineThe community will be connected to the main power grid in 2012. The power plant will be maintained in cold storage. | 5,8 | La Romaine La Romaine, Quebec La Romaine, also known as Unamenshipit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Olomane River on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Unamen Shipu... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
La Tabatière | 6.8 | La Tabatière | Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Lac-RobertsonOwned and opperated by Hydro-Québec Distribution | 21,6 | 50°59′56"N 59°03′42"W | Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
Opitciwan | 4.9 | Opitciwan Obedjiwan, Quebec Obedjiwan is a First Nation reserve and village on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw d'Opitciwan band of the Atikamekw Nation.... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Port-Menier | 2.8 | Port-Menier Port-Menier, Quebec Port-Menier, Quebec is a small fishing town located on the western end of Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Anticosti municipality. The port village was built during the late 19th century by French chocolate maker Henri Menier.... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Puvirnituk | 2.9 | Puvirnituk Puvirnituq, Quebec Puvirnituq is an Inuit settlement in Nunavik on the Povungnituk River near its mouth on the Hudson Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1457 .The name means "Place where there is a smell of rotten meat"... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Quaqtaq | 1.1 | Quaqtaq Quaqtaq, Quebec Quaqtaq is an Inuit village in Nunavik, northern Quebec, Canada. The village is one of the northernmost inhabited places in Quebec, located on the eastern shore of Diana Bay , on a peninsula which protrudes into the Hudson Strait where it meets Ungava Bay.The name Quaqtaq signifies tapeworm... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Salluit | 3 | Salluit Salluit, Quebec Salluit is the second northernmost Inuit community in Quebec, Canada, located on Sugluk Inlet close to the Hudson Strait. Its population was 1241 in 2006 , and growing rapidly... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
ScheffervilleThis community is supplied by the Mehinek hydroelectric generating station in Labrador. Diesel generators are used as backups. | 6.8 | Schefferville Schefferville, Quebec Schefferville is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. Schefferville is in the heart of the Naskapi and Innu territory in northern Quebec, less than 2 km from the border with Labrador on the north shore of Knob Lake. The town has an incorporated area of . It is located within the... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
St-Augustin | 0.4 | St-Augustin | Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Tasiujaq | 0.9 | Tasiujaq Tasiujaq, Quebec Tasiujaq is a community in Quebec, Canada. It was built on the shores of Leaf Lake at the head of Deep Harbour and lies a few kilometres north of the tree line, where the shrub tundra finally gives way to the arctic tundra. Tasiujaq actually refers to the whole of Leaf Basin: Leaf Lake, Leaf... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
Umiujaq | 1.1 | Umiujaq Umiujaq, Quebec Umiujaq is an Inuit village near the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Nunavik in northern Quebec, Canada. The village was established in 1986 by Inuit from Kuujjuarapik, 160 km to the south, who decided to relocate away from the area affected by the James Bay Hydro-electric Project.Umiujaq,... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
WemotaciThe community was connected to the grid on September 17, 2008. The diesel plant was dismantled. | 2.2 | Wemotaci Wemotaci, Quebec Wemotaci is a First Nation reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada... |
Hydro-Québec Distribution Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel |
See also
- List of electrical generating stations in Canada
- La Cité de l'ÉnergieLa Cité de l'ÉnergieLa Cite de l'Énergie is a theme park based on local industrial history and located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.-Facilities:*A science centre, which includes a high observation tower and features a multimedia show as well as a permanent interactive exhibit...
- List of reservoirs and dams in Canada