Brisay generating station
Appearance
Brisay Generating Station | |
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Official name | Centrale Brisay |
Location | Baie-James, Quebec, Canada |
Opening date | 1993 |
Owner(s) | Hydro-Québec |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Caniapiscau Reservoir |
Surface area | 4,275 km2 (1,651 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 37.5 m (123 ft) |
Turbines | 2 × 234.5 MW (Kaplan turbine) |
Installed capacity | 469 MW |
Hydro-Québec, The La Grande Complex visitor booklet, 2004, ISBN 2-550-41276-1 |
The Brisay hydroelectric power station is on the Caniapiscau Reservoir, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project, the station can generate 469 MW and was commissioned in 1993. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.
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