Wawaitin is a 15 MW hydroelectric power plant in Canada, operated by Umh Energy Partnership. Ranked #298 of 612 hydro plants in Canada, Wawaitin accounts for 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 Wawaitin 374.4 times smaller. The nearest plant is Sandy Falls (6 MW, Hydro). Wawaitin is situated in Ontario, approximately 200 km from Sudbury.
Canada, North America
- 649. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,883 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
Umh Energy Partnership An Ontario General Partnership of Ontario Power Generation Inc and Umh Energy Inc operates 4 plants totalling 44 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 148 MW combined
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wawaitin is a hydro power plant producing approximately 53 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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