Jonquière 1 is a 4.5 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Ville de Saguenay. Ranked #472 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 4.5 MW represents 0.004% 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 Jonquière 1 1,248.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Shipshaw (959.1 MW, Hydro), Isle-Maligne (463.8 MW, Hydro), and Centrale d'isle Maligne (448 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 200 km from the city of Quebec City.
16 years old
Canada, North America
- 1,027. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,603 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Ville de Saguenay operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
28 plants within 100 km, 3,819 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Jonquière 1 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 16 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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