History of Hydro-Québec
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Hydro-Québec is a Canadian Crown corporation public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. The company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity ac
Montreal Light, Heat and Power linesmen.
Hydro-Québec provided financial support in the construction of the Churchill Falls Generating Station in Labrador. The company holds a 34.2% interest in the joint venture owning the 5,425-MW plant.
CANDU fuel bundles. Hydro-Québec operated a single nuclear power plant, the Gentilly-2 generating station in Bécancour for 29 years.
The spillway at the Robert-Bourassa generating station can deal with a water flow twice as large as the Saint Lawrence River. Inaugurated in 1979, the 5,616-megawatt generating station is the centerpiece of the James Bay Project.
Hydro-Québec
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Hydro-Québec is a Canadian Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Quebec, as well as the export
The spillway at the Robert-Bourassa generating station can deal with a water flow twice as large as the Saint Lawrence River. Inaugurated in 1979 the 5,616 MW generating station was at the heart of a network of 8 hydroelectric stations known as the James Bay Project.
The North American ice storm of January 1998 left 1.4 million Hydro-Québec customers in the dark for up to five weeks.
The Hydro-Québec Building is a landmark of Montreal's downtown.