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English La Gabelle is a 131 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 131 MW
- Commissioned
- 2000
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Hydro-Québec
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 46.449, -72.739
Estimated Carbon Footprint
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About this plant
La Gabelle is a 131 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Canada, operated by Hydro-Québec. The facility generates electricity from water flow and was commissioned in an unspecified year.
It ranks as the 126th largest hydro plant in Canada, which has a total of 612 hydro plants with a combined capacity of 102,715 MW. With 131 MW, La Gabelle represents approximately 0.13% of the country’s total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Canada, Centrale Robert-Bourassa, has a capacity of 5,616 MW, making La Gabelle about 1/43rd the size of this facility.
Hydropower is a major component of Canada’s energy landscape, contributing around 60% of total electricity generation. The La Gabelle plant takes advantage of the abundant water resources in Quebec, supporting the province’s renewable energy goals. It is situated approximately 150 km northeast of Montreal in the Mauricie region.
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