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Belle-Rivière1 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

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.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
La Société d'Énergie Belle-Rivière Inc
Location
48.4417°, -71.7389°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,233. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #37,566 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

La Société d'Énergie Belle-Rivière Inc operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

28 plants within 100 km, 3,823 MW combined

Nearest plant: Centrale d'isle Maligne (16.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.441700, -71.738900
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Carbon Footprint

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

CanadaEnergy Profile

1,334
Total Plants
193.2 GW
Total Capacity
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