Canada

Kakabeka — 25 MW Hydroelectric

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Kakabeka is a 25 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
25 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1995

Year online

Owner
Ontario Power Generation

Operator

Location
48.40, -89.62

Coordinates

Insights

#543
largest in Canada
#4,084
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,704
largest worldwide
1995
11 yrs newer than avg
45
operated by Ontario Power Generation
8
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
25 MW
Commissioned
1995
Status
Operational
Owner
Ontario Power Generation
Country
Canada
Coordinates
48.398, -89.617

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,102 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
168,192 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

457
cars per year
280
homes per year
95,564
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kakabeka is a 25 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #243 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it accounts for 0.02% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Kakabeka 224.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Thunderbay G3 (135 MW, Biomass), Thunder Bay Condensing Turbine (62.4 MW, Biomass), and Silver Falls (48 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 30 km from Thunder Bay.

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