Canada

Mamquam — 58 MW Hydroelectric

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Mamquam is a 58 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
58 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1994

Year online

Owner
Atlantic Power Corp

Operator

Location
49.72, -123.09

Coordinates

Insights

#419
largest in Canada
#3,015
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,562
largest worldwide
1994
10 yrs newer than avg
4
operated by Atlantic Power Corp
50
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
58 MW
Commissioned
1994
Status
Operational
Owner
Atlantic Power Corp
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.721, -123.092

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,878 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
390,205 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,060
cars per year
650
homes per year
221,708
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Mamquam is a 58 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Atlantic Power Corp.

Ranked #186 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Mamquam’s 58 MW represents 0.06% of Canada’s total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Mamquam 97 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Burrard (950 MW, Gas), Cheakamus (158 MW, Hydro), and Cheakamus/Squamish River Powerhouse (157 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 50 km north of Vancouver.

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