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Established in 1898, the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant, privately owned hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963, when it became a part of Hydro-Québec.

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History

Founded on January 15, 1898 it was based in Shawinigan, Quebec, it was initially headed by American businessmen John Edward Aldred (who served as President) and John Joyce and then joined by H.H. Melville, A.F. Gault, Thomas McDougall and Louis-Joseph Forget.

Power Assets

The company established various power station over the history of the company. Six power plants were built along the Saint-Maurice River in the 1920s

  • Shawinigan 1 7.5MW (c. 1901) - built at what is now Shawinigan Falls. Shawinigan-1 ceased production in the early 1950s.
  • Shawinigan 2 200MW (1911-1929)
  • Shawinigan 3 194MW (1946-1948)
  • La Gabelle
  • Rapide-Blanc
  • Trenche
  • Beaumont

    • In 1956 the company had total generating capacity at 1284 MW from the 6 active power stations.

    Shawinigan Water & Power also generated power from two subsidiaries:

  • Quebec Power Company - 31.1MW from 6 station near Quebec City
  • Southern Canada Power Company Limited - 43.4 MW from 5 stations on St. Francis River and other tributaries in the Eastern Townships

    • Clients

  • Shawinigan Carbide
  • Belgo Pulp and Paper Mills

    • References

    Shawinigan Water & Power Company Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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