McCormick is a 235MW hydro power project. It is located on Manicouagan river/basin in Quebec, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1952.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 235 235 Active Quebec, Canada

Description

Hydro-Quebec and Alcoa are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 60% and 40% respectively.

McCormick is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 39 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 37.8m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1952.

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Contractors Involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 5 units of francis turbines.

GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 37.5 MVA.

GE Renewable Energy supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 50 MVA.

GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 62.5 MVA.

Methodology

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