Canada

Slave Falls — 68 MW Hydroelectric

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Slave Falls is a 68 MW hydro power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
68 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1955

Year online

Owner
Hydro-Québec

Operator

Location
50.22, -95.57

Coordinates

Insights

#375
largest in Canada
#2,799
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,858
largest worldwide
1955
29 yrs older than avg
175
operated by Hydro-Québec
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
68 MW
Commissioned
1955
Status
Operational
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.222, -95.569

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,719 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
457,482 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,243
cars / year
762
homes / year
259,933
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Slave Falls is a 68 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operational since 1996. It is part of the extensive hydroelectric network in the country.

Ranked #168 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Slave Falls accounts for 0.07% of Canada’s total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Slave Falls 82.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Seven Sisters (165 MW, Hydro), Great Falls (129 MW, Hydro), and Pointe du Bois (75 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Manitoba, approximately 150 km northeast of Winnipeg.

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