Official name Centrale La Grande-1 Opening date 1994-1995 Height 25 m Province Québec Construction cost 2.5 billion CAD | Status Operational Type of dam Barrage Opened 1995 Construction began 1989 | |
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Similar Robert‑Bourassa generating station, La Grande‑4 generatin, Laforge‑2 generating station, Laforge‑1 generating station, Centrale de la Première | ||
The La Grande-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 1,436 MW and was commissioned in 1994–1995. A run of the river generating station, it is one of only two generating stations of the James Bay Project that use a reservoir without any major water-level fluctuations (the Laforge-2 generating station is the other). Thus, the amount of electricity generated by the station depends almost entirely on the water-flow of the river, which is largely controlled by upstream reservoirs and generating stations.
Map of La Grande-1 generating station, Qu%C3%A9bec, Canada
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