Almonte is a 5 MW hydro power plant in Canada, with no specified operator. Ranked #452 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 5 MW represents 0.005% of Canada's total hydro capacity of 102,715 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Almonte 1,123.2 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Chats Fall / Chute-des-Chats (192 MW, Hydro) and Stewartville (182 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 80 km west of Ottawa.
16 years old
Canada, North America
- 994. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,423 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro One operates 3 plants totalling 10 MW
82 plants within 100 km, 3,560 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Almonte is a hydro power plant producing approximately 18 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Canada- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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