Premiere Chute is a 131MW hydro power project. It is located on Outaouais 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 1968.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 131 | 131 | – | Active | Quebec, Canada |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Hydro-Quebec.
Premiere Chute is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project is 22.26m.
The hydro power project consists of 1 turbine.
The project has 1 electric generator installed at the site.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1968.
Contractors Involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of francis turbines, each with 31.05MW nameplate capacity.
Voith Hydro Holding supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 34.5 MVA.
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