La Grande-2-A generating station | |
Name Official: | La Grande-2-A |
Dam Crosses: | La Grande River |
Location: | Baie-James, Quebec, Canada |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 138.5m (454.4feet) |
Spillway Capacity: | 162800NaN0 |
Opening: | 1992 |
Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Res Name: | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 6170000000m2 |
Res Surface: | 28350NaN0 |
Plant Turbines: | 6 × 351 MW (Francis turbine) |
Plant Capacity: | 2,106 MW |
Coordinates: | 53.7794°N -77.5483°W |
Extra: | Source: Hydro-Québec, The La Grande Complex visitor booklet, 2004, |
The La Grande-2-A is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,106 MW and was commissioned in 1991 - 1992. Together with the adjacent Robert-Bourassa generating station, it uses the reservoir and dam system of the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir to generate electricity.