Canada

La Gabelle — 131 MW Hydroelectric

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La Gabelle is a 131 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
131 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Hydro-Québec

Operator

Location
46.45, -72.74

Coordinates

Insights

#244
largest in %s
#1,932
largest %s worldwide
#8,957
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
175
operated by %s
27
plants within 100 km

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

Annual CO₂
11,017 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
881,326 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,395
cars / year
1,469
homes / year
500,753
trees to offset

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

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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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