Slave Falls is a 67MW 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 1928 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1931. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project was developed by Winnipeg Hydro and is currently owned by Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board.
Slave Falls is a run-of-river project. The net head of the project is 9.75m. The project generated 499 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $8.3m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1928 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1931.
Contractors involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of propeller turbines, each with 9MW nameplate capacity.
The electric generators for the project were procured from Andritz Hydro and GE Renewable Energy.
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About Winnipeg Hydro
Winnipeg Hydro is engaged in hydro power generation, transmission and distribution in Winnipeg. The company serves 95,000 customers in the city of Winnipeg of which approximately 84,000 are residential customers and other 11,000 are business customers.
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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.
