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Hydro-Québec — power plant portfolio

Hydro-Québec operates 61 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 35,162 MW.

61power plants
35,162MW total capacity
1countries
t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Hydro: 57 plants57HydroGas: 3 plants3GasOil: 1 plants1Oil

Fleet interpretation

Hydro-Québec is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is Canada (61).

The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (57), gas (3), oil (1). The largest listed asset is Robert-Bourassa in Canada (5,616 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 577 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 0 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 61 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Robert-BourassaHydroCanada5,616
La Grande-4HydroCanada2,779
La Grande-3HydroCanada2,417
La Grande-2-AHydroCanada2,106
BeauharnoisHydroCanada1,912
Manic-5HydroCanada1,596
La Grande-1HydroCanada1,436
René-Lévesque (Manic-3)HydroCanada1,326
Jean-Lesage (Manic-2)HydroCanada1,229
Bersimis-1HydroCanada1,178
Manic-5-PAHydroCanada1,064
Outardes-3HydroCanada1,026
Laforge-1HydroCanada878
Bersimis-2HydroCanada845
Outardes-4HydroCanada785
Eastmain-1-AHydroCanada768
CarillonHydroCanada753
Romaine-2HydroCanada640
ToulnustoucHydroCanada526
Outardes-2HydroCanada523
Eastmain-1HydroCanada480
BrisayHydroCanada469
Bécancour (HQ)GasCanada412
PéribonkaHydroCanada385
Laforge-2HydroCanada319
TrencheHydroCanada302
La TuqueHydroCanada294
BeaumontHydroCanada270
PauganHydroCanada216
Rapide-BlancHydroCanada204
Shawinigan-2HydroCanada200
Shawinigan-3HydroCanada194
Manic-1HydroCanada184
Rapides-des-ÎlesHydroCanada176
ChelseaHydroCanada152
La GabelleHydroCanada131
Première-ChuteHydroCanada131
Les CèdresHydroCanada113
Rapides-des-QuinzeHydroCanada109
Rapides-FarmerHydroCanada104
GrandviewGasCanada90
PrimroseGasCanada85
Rapide-des-CœursHydroCanada76
Grand-MèreHydroCanada67
Rapide-2HydroCanada67
Rapide-7HydroCanada67
Cap-aux-MeulesOilCanada66
Chute-AllardHydroCanada62
BrysonHydroCanada61
MercierHydroCanada55
Rivière-des-PrairiesHydroCanada54
Hart-JauneHydroCanada51
Chute-HemmingsHydroCanada29
Sept-ChutesHydroCanada22
Lac-RobertsonHydroCanada22
DrummondvilleHydroCanada16
Saint-NarcisseHydroCanada15
Chute-BellHydroCanada10
Mitis-1HydroCanada6
Mitis-2HydroCanada4
Chute-BurroughsHydroCanada2

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does Hydro-Québec operate?

Hydro-Québec operates 61 power plants across 1 country, with about 35,162 MW of total capacity.

What is Hydro-Québec's largest power plant?

Robert-Bourassa in Canada is its largest at about 5,616 MW.

What types of power plants does Hydro-Québec run?

Its fleet is mostly hydro (57), gas (3), oil (1).

By Dmytro Aheiev, Inzonex Research · ORCID 0009-0001-5512-0291 · data sources and methodology