Topsail is a 2.6 MW hydro power plant in Canada, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #538 of 612 hydro plants in Canada. Its 2.6 MW represents 0.0025% 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 Topsail 2,163 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 300 km west of St. John's.
Canada, North America
- 1,125. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #32,886 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,224 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Hydro-Québec operates 174 plants totalling 59,537 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 634 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Topsail is a hydro power plant producing approximately 9 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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