List of generating stations in Manitoba

This is a list of public utility electrical generating stations in Manitoba, Canada.

Manitoba produces close to 97% of its electricity through hydropower. The most important hydroelectric development in Manitoba is the 3,955-megawatt Nelson River Hydroelectric Project. Its 5 power stations produced 27.4 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2014-2015, meeting 75.7% of the provincial demand.

Manitoba Hydro, the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province with 15 hydroelectric generating stations, 2 fossil-fuel plants and 4 diesel generators, for a total installed capacity of 5,701 MW.[1]

Hydroelectric
Name Location River Type Date Units Capacity (MW) Owner Ref
Grand Rapids Generating Station53°9′29″N 99°17′33″WSaskatchewan RiverReservoir19654479Manitoba Hydro[1]
Great Falls Dam50°27′47″N 96°0′11″WWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river19226129Manitoba Hydro[1]
Jenpeg Generating Station54°32′36″N 98°1′36″WNelson RiverReservoir19796122Manitoba Hydro[1]
Kelsey Generating Station56°2′21″N 96°31′54″WNelson RiverReservoir19577287Manitoba Hydro[1]
Kettle Generating Station56°23′3″N 94°37′54″WNelson RiverReservoir1970121,220Manitoba Hydro[1]
Laurie River 1 Generating StationLaurie RiverLaurie RiverReservoir1952310Manitoba Hydro[1]
Laurie River 2 Generating StationLaurie RiverLaurie RiverReservoir1958310Manitoba Hydro[1]
Limestone Generating Station56°30′25″N 94°6′25″WNelson Riverrun-of-the-river1990101,350Manitoba Hydro[1]
Long Spruce Generating Station56°24′1″N 94°22′10″WNelson Riverrun-of-the-river197710980Manitoba Hydro[1]
McArthur Falls Generating Station50°23′51″N 95°59′31″WWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river1954856Manitoba Hydro[1]
Pine Falls Generating Station50°34′5″N 96°10′37″WWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river1952687Manitoba Hydro[1]
Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam50°18′2″N 95°32′39″WWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river19111675Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro)[1]
Seven Sisters Generating Station50°7′13″N 96°0′44″WWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river19316165Manitoba Hydro[1]
Slave Falls Generating Station50°13′21″N 95°34′6″WWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river1931868Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro)[1]
Wuskwatim Generating Station55°32′16″N 98°29′46″WBurntwood RiverReservoir20123211Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and Manitoba Hydro)[2][1]

Wind
Main article: List of wind farms in Canada
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
St. Leon Wind FarmSt. Leon992005Algonquin Power[3]
St. Joseph Wind FarmMontcalm1382011Pattern Energy[4]

Fossil fuels
Name Location Units Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Ref
Brandon Generating Station49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W33271958–2002Manitoba HydroCoal / Natural gas[1]
Selkirk Generating Station50°8′32″N 96°53′3″W21251958Manitoba HydroNatural gas[1]

Off-grid

List of all power plants in Manitoba serving loads in communities not connected to the North American power grid.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Ref
BrochetBrochet3Manitoba HydroDiesel[1]
Lac BrochetLac Brochet2Manitoba HydroDiesel[1]
ShamattawaShamattawa3Manitoba HydroDiesel[1]
Tadoule LakeTadoule Lake2Manitoba HydroDiesel[1]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. Manitoba Hydro (2015), Your Energy: Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board 64th Annual Report For the Year Ended March 31, 2015 (PDF), Winnipeg: Manitoba Hydro, p. 93, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved October 18, 2015
    2. [Manitoba Hydro: Wuskwatim Generating Station http://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/facilities/gs_wuskwatim.shtml]
    3. Algonquin Power, St-Léon, archived from the original on 2010-08-30, retrieved 2010-08-22
    4. Manitoba Hydro (2011). "St. Joseph Wind Farm". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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