Pointe du Bois Generating Station— 75 MW Hydroelectric
Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a 75 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Manitoba Hydro since 1911. Ranked #161 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 75 MW accounts for 0.07% of Canada's total hydro capacity of 102,714 MW. The largest hydro plant in Canada is Centrale Robert-Bourassa at 5,616 MW, making Pointe du Bois 74.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pointe du Bois (75 MW, Hydro), Slave Falls (68 MW, Hydro), and McArthur (56 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Manitoba, approximately 120 km northeast of Winnipeg.
115 years old
Canada, North America
- 360. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #11,403 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,661 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Canada
115 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Manitoba Hydro operates 9 plants totalling 2,778 MW
13 plants within 100 km, 944 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 263 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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