Canada

Ladore Falls — 47 MW Hydroelectric

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Ladore Falls is a 47 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
47 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1925

Year online

Owner
BC Hydro

Operator

Location
50.02, -125.39

Coordinates

Insights

#458
largest in Canada
#3,263
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,511
largest worldwide
1925
59 yrs older than avg
50
operated by BC Hydro
21
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
47 MW
Commissioned
1925
Status
Operational
Owner
BC Hydro
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.017, -125.393

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,953 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
316,201 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

859
cars per year
527
homes per year
179,660
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ladore Falls is a 47 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by BC Hydro.

Ranked #205 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, it represents 0.05% 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 Ladore Falls 119 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Island Generation (275 MW, Gas), John Hart (126 MW, Hydro), and John Hart Generating Station (126 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 30 km from Campbell River.

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