Outardes-2 Explained

Outardes-2 generating station
Country:Canada
Location:Pointe-aux-Outardes / Ragueneau, Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, near Baie-Comeau
Coordinates:49.1508°N -68.3897°W
Owner:Hydro-Québec
Th Technology:Hydroelectric
Ps Units Operational:3 x Francis turbines
Ps Electrical Capacity:523 MW
Commissioned:1978

Outardes-2 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River 151NaN1 southwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1978 and is run-of-the-river.[1] [2]

Outardes-2 was built in conjunction with the Manicouagan-Outardes project and is located at the mouth of the Outardes River by Noye Bay. Just west of the power station was another that had been owned and operated by the Quebec North Shore Paper Company since 1937. Instead of raising the reservoir as initially envisioned, Outardes-2 was constructed to better exploit the river flow.

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  1. Web site: Hydroelectric Plants in Quebec. Power Plants Around The World. 20 August 2010. dead. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090719052842/http%3A//www.industcards.com/hydro%2Dcanada%2Dqc.htm. 19 July 2009.
  2. Web site: Hydroelectric Generating Stations. HydroQuebec. 20 August 2010.