Laforge-1 hydropower plant
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 10 '11 " N , 72 ° 36' 54" W | ||
| country | Canada | ||
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Rivière Laforge ( Réservoir Laforge-1 ) |
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| Type | Storage power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Hydropower | ||
| power | 878 MW | ||
| owner | Hydro Quebec | ||
| Project start | 1989 | ||
| Start of operations | 1994 | ||
The hydropower plant Laforge-1 ( French Centrale Laforge-1 ) is a storage power plant in the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the Jamésie region on the Rivière Laforge , a tributary of La Grande Rivière .
The power plant is part of the Baie James hydropower project . It is fed by the Laforge-1 reserve and has six Francis turbines . The installed power of the generators is 878 MW , the drop height 57.3 meters. The power station is operated by Société d'énergie de la Baie James , a subsidiary of the state-owned energy utility Hydro-Québec .
Construction work on the Laforge-1 power plant began in 1989 and commissioning took place in 1994. A 42 km long access road, which is not accessible to private vehicles, leads south to the Route Transtaïga road .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Centrales hydroélectriques. Hydro-Québec, accessed March 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Travel Guide to the Trans-Taiga Road. -Walter Muma, 2008, accessed March 22, 2012 .