Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Construction of the first phase in 1930. |
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Location | Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada |
Coordinates | |
Construction began | 1930 |
Opening date | 1961 |
Owner(s) | Hydro-Québec |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Saint Lawrence River |
Reservoir | |
Power station | |
Type | No |
Hydraulic head | 24.39 m2 (262.53 sq ft) |
Turbines | 38 |
Installed capacity | 1,903 MW |
The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases,[1] and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power. Constructions on the facility began in 1930 and was completed in 1961.[2]