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Mitis-24 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Mitis-2 is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated by Hydro-Québec since its commissioning. Ranked #486 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Mitis-2's 4 MW accounts for 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 Mitis-2 1,404 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lac-Alfred (300 MW, Wind), Baie-des-Sables (109.5 MW, Wind), and La Mitis (24.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Quebec, approximately 350 km from Quebec City.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Hydro-Québec
Location
48.6219°, -68.1378°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 1,045. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #30,664 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,718 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 3,405 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mitis-1 (2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.621900, -68.137800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mitis-2 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 14 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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