Canada

North America

Canada operates 1,334 power plants with a combined capacity of 193.2 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

1,334

Total tracked

Capacity

193.2 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

63%

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Bruce Nuclear Generating Stationc

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Hydroelectric53.2%

Natural Gas15.2%

Nuclear14.8%

Wind6.9%

Coal6.2%

Biomass1.6%

Largest Stations

Bruce Nuclear Generating Stationc

Canada · Nuclear

6,478MW · 2003

Centrale Robert-Bourassa

Canada · Hydroelectric

5,616MW · 1979

Robert-Bourassa generating station

Canada · Hydroelectric

5,616MW · 1979

Churchill Falls Generating Station

Canada · Hydroelectric

5,428MW · 1971

Darlington

Canada · Nuclear

3,740MW · 1993

Darlington Nuclear Generating Station

Canada · Nuclear

3,500MW · 1993