Beauharnois is a 1,919MW hydro power project. It is planned on St Lawrence river/basin in Quebec, Canada. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the partially active stage. It will be developed in multiple phases. The project construction is likely to commence in 1929 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 1932. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed by Amec Foster Wheeler and Hydro-Quebec. The project is currently owned by Hydro-Quebec.
Beauharnois is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project will be 24.39m. The project is expected to generate 12,180.3 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 1929. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 1932.
Contractors involved
Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units) will be equipped with Andritz Hydro francis turbines. The phase consists of 30 turbines.
Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units) will be equipped with Voith Hydro Holding francis turbines. The phase consists of 6 turbines.
Beauharnois (Beauharnois New unit) will be equipped with GE Renewable Energy francis turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 47MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro is expected to supply 8 electric generators for the Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units). The generator capacity is likely to be 46.62 MVA.
Andritz Hydro is expected to supply 8 electric generators for the Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units). The generator capacity is likely to be 50 MVA.
Andritz Hydro is expected to supply 3 electric generators for the Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units). The generator capacity is likely to be 51.4 MVA.
Voith Hydro Holding is expected to supply 5 electric generators for the Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units). The generator capacity is likely to be 50 MVA.
Voith Hydro Holding is expected to supply 10 electric generators for the Beauharnois (Beauharnois Active units). The generator capacity is likely to be 65 MVA.
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About Amec Foster Wheeler
Amec Foster Wheeler Ltd (Amec Foster Wheeler) is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. The company is headquartered in Scotland, the UK.
About Hydro-Quebec
Hydro-Quebec is a state-owned energy utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company produces power from the sources such as hydro, diesel, gas, nuclear, wind, solar, biomass and others. Hydro-Quebec markets system capacity and manages electricity flow across Quebec; provides customer services and promotes energy efficiency. The company also designs, constructs, and renovates the generation and transmission facilities, primarily for Hydro-Quebec Production and Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie. The company also develops battery materials for electric vehicles and has presence in the electric powertrain market. The company has operations in the US and Canada. Hydro-Quebec is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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