Seven Sisters is a 165MW hydro power project. It is located on Winnipeg river/basin in Manitoba, Canada. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1929 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1931. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board.

Seven Sisters is a run-of-river project. The net head of the project is 18.6m. Seven Sisters underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 1979-1985. The project generated 990 GWh of electricity.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1929 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1931.

Contractors involved

The turbines for the hydro power project have been supplied by Allis-Chalmers Canada, Dominion Engineering and S. Morgan Smith-Inglis.

Canadian General Electric supplied 6 electric generators for the project.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.