Belle-Rivière is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by La Société d'Énergie Belle-Rivière Inc. It is located at coordinates 48.4417, -71.7389. Ranked #599 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Belle-Rivière's 1 MW represents 0.001% 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 Belle-Rivière 5,616 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Isle-Maligne (463.8 MW, Hydro), Centrale d'isle Maligne (448 MW, Hydro), and Chute-du-Diable (305.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Quebec, approximately 300 km northeast of Quebec City.
Canada, North America
- 1,233. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #37,566 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
La Société d'Énergie Belle-Rivière Inc operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
28 plants within 100 km, 3,823 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Belle-Rivière is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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