Fleet by fuel
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
| Plant | Fuel | Country | MW | t CO₂/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert-Bourassa | Hydro | Canada | 5,616 | — |
| La Grande-4 | Hydro | Canada | 2,779 | — |
| La Grande-3 | Hydro | Canada | 2,417 | — |
| La Grande-2-A | Hydro | Canada | 2,106 | — |
| Beauharnois | Hydro | Canada | 1,912 | — |
| Manic-5 | Hydro | Canada | 1,596 | — |
| La Grande-1 | Hydro | Canada | 1,436 | — |
| René-Lévesque (Manic-3) | Hydro | Canada | 1,326 | — |
| Jean-Lesage (Manic-2) | Hydro | Canada | 1,229 | — |
| Bersimis-1 | Hydro | Canada | 1,178 | — |
| Manic-5-PA | Hydro | Canada | 1,064 | — |
| Outardes-3 | Hydro | Canada | 1,026 | — |
| Laforge-1 | Hydro | Canada | 878 | — |
| Bersimis-2 | Hydro | Canada | 845 | — |
| Outardes-4 | Hydro | Canada | 785 | — |
| Eastmain-1-A | Hydro | Canada | 768 | — |
| Carillon | Hydro | Canada | 753 | — |
| Romaine-2 | Hydro | Canada | 640 | — |
| Toulnustouc | Hydro | Canada | 526 | — |
| Outardes-2 | Hydro | Canada | 523 | — |
| Eastmain-1 | Hydro | Canada | 480 | — |
| Brisay | Hydro | Canada | 469 | — |
| Bécancour (HQ) | Gas | Canada | 412 | — |
| Péribonka | Hydro | Canada | 385 | — |
| Laforge-2 | Hydro | Canada | 319 | — |
| Trenche | Hydro | Canada | 302 | — |
| La Tuque | Hydro | Canada | 294 | — |
| Beaumont | Hydro | Canada | 270 | — |
| Paugan | Hydro | Canada | 216 | — |
| Rapide-Blanc | Hydro | Canada | 204 | — |
| Shawinigan-2 | Hydro | Canada | 200 | — |
| Shawinigan-3 | Hydro | Canada | 194 | — |
| Manic-1 | Hydro | Canada | 184 | — |
| Rapides-des-Îles | Hydro | Canada | 176 | — |
| Chelsea | Hydro | Canada | 152 | — |
| La Gabelle | Hydro | Canada | 131 | — |
| Première-Chute | Hydro | Canada | 131 | — |
| Les Cèdres | Hydro | Canada | 113 | — |
| Rapides-des-Quinze | Hydro | Canada | 109 | — |
| Rapides-Farmer | Hydro | Canada | 104 | — |
| Grandview | Gas | Canada | 90 | — |
| Primrose | Gas | Canada | 85 | — |
| Rapide-des-Cœurs | Hydro | Canada | 76 | — |
| Grand-Mère | Hydro | Canada | 67 | — |
| Rapide-2 | Hydro | Canada | 67 | — |
| Rapide-7 | Hydro | Canada | 67 | — |
| Cap-aux-Meules | Oil | Canada | 66 | — |
| Chute-Allard | Hydro | Canada | 62 | — |
| Bryson | Hydro | Canada | 61 | — |
| Mercier | Hydro | Canada | 55 | — |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | Hydro | Canada | 54 | — |
| Hart-Jaune | Hydro | Canada | 51 | — |
| Chute-Hemmings | Hydro | Canada | 29 | — |
| Sept-Chutes | Hydro | Canada | 22 | — |
| Lac-Robertson | Hydro | Canada | 22 | — |
| Drummondville | Hydro | Canada | 16 | — |
| Saint-Narcisse | Hydro | Canada | 15 | — |
| Chute-Bell | Hydro | Canada | 10 | — |
| Mitis-1 | Hydro | Canada | 6 | — |
| Mitis-2 | Hydro | Canada | 4 | — |
| Chute-Burroughs | Hydro | Canada | 2 | — |
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 35,174 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 includes hydro (57), gas (3), oil (1).