Laforge-2 hydropower plant
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 10 '11 " N , 72 ° 36' 54" W | ||
| country | Canada | ||
| Waters | Rivière Laforge ( Réservoir Laforge-2 ) | ||
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| Type | Run-of-river power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Hydropower | ||
| power | 319 MW | ||
| owner | Hydro Quebec | ||
| Project start | 1993 | ||
| Start of operations | 1996 | ||
The hydroelectric power plant Laforge-2 ( French Centrale Laforge-2 ) is a run-of-river 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 and has two Francis turbines . The installed power of the generators is 319 MW , the drop height is 27.4 meters. The power station is operated by Société d'énergie de la Baie James , a subsidiary of the state-owned energy utility Hydro-Québec . Although the power plant is fed by the Laforge-2 reservoir, it is technically not considered a storage power plant, as the reservoir is initially barely wider than the dam and only widens significantly about 25 kilometers to the east; in addition, the fluctuation in the water level is negligible.
Construction work on the Laforge-2 power plant began in 1993 and commissioned in 1996. A seven-kilometer 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 .
