| Nipawin Hydroelectric Station | |
| Country: | Canada |
| Location: | Nipawin No. 487 / Torch River No. 488, near Nipawin, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates: | 53.3197°N -104.0419°W |
| Owner: | SaskPower |
| Status: | O |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Hydroelectric |
| Ps Units Operational: | Francis turbine[1] |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 255 MW |
| Commissioned: | 1985 |
Nipawin Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric station owned by SaskPower in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about upstream from the town of Nipawin at the Francois-Finlay Dam. The dam, which was completed in 1986, crosses the Saskatchewan River creating Codette Lake, which supplies the water for the power station. The dam was named after James Finaly and Francois LeBlanc who had "constructed a trading post on the lower terrace of Bushfield Flats immediately upstream of the power station".[2]
The Nipawin Hydroelectric Station has a capacity of 255MW, and consists of:[3]
It is possible to expand the station to five generating units, which would keep the baseload capacity at 255MW, but would increase the peak capacity to 420MW.[4]