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Petty Harbour Generating Station5.3 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Petty Harbour Generating Station is a 5.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Newfoundland Power. Ranked #445 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 5.3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Petty Harbour Generating Station 1,059.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Holyrood (490 MW, Oil), Mobile (12 MW, Hydro), and Horse Chops (8.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 20 km from St. John's.

Capacity
5.3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Newfoundland Power
Location
47.4654°, -52.7122°

Canada, North America

Context & rankings
  • 986. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
  • #28,125 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,378 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Newfoundland Power operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

16 plants within 100 km, 631 MW combined

Nearest plant: Topsail (17.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 47.465386, -52.712218
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Petty Harbour Generating Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 19 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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