Robert-Bourassa generating station

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The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a massive hydroelectric power plant in northern Quebec and one of the key facilities in Hydro-Québec’s La Grande complex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river power station
annualGeneration about 26 TWh
commissioned 1979
country Canada
damHeight 162 m
damLength 2835 m
distanceFromMontreal about 1400 km north of Montreal
formerName La Grande-2 generating station
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission system
hasAccessRoad James Bay Road
hasConstructionType embankment dam
hasNotableFeature giant stepped spillway carved into rock
large underground power house
hasNumberOfGeneratingUnits 16
hasOperatorHeadquartersIn Montreal
hasOwnershipType public utility
hasPenstocks underground penstocks
hasSpillwayType concrete stepped spillway
hasStartOfConstruction 1974
hasStatus operational
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
inception 1979
installedCapacity 5616 MW
isKeyFacilityOf La Grande hydroelectric complex
isOneOfLargest largest hydroelectric power stations in North America
largest underground hydroelectric power stations in the world
isTouristAttraction offers guided tours in summer season
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

northern Quebec
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Nord-du-Québec
locatedInRegion James Bay region
locatedNear Radisson, Quebec
locatedOnRiver La Grande River
maximumGeneratingCapacity 5616 megawatts
namedAfter Robert Bourassa
operatedBy Hydro-Québec
ownedBy Hydro-Québec
partOf James Bay Project
La Grande complex
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
regulatesRiver La Grande River flow
reservoirArea 2835 km²
reservoirName Robert-Bourassa Reservoir
suppliesElectricityTo Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

export markets in the northeastern United States
usesWaterIntake Robert-Bourassa Reservoir

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La Grande River hasHydroelectricDevelopment Robert-Bourassa generating station
Hydro-Québec James Bay Project notablePowerStation Robert-Bourassa generating station
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James contains Robert-Bourassa generating station
Radisson, Quebec nearbyHydroelectricGeneratingStation Robert-Bourassa generating station