Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station Explained

The Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating plant located near the mouth of the Paradise River in Newfoundland and Labrador. The plant is owned by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, and was first synchronized in 1989.[1] It operates with an average rated flow of 25 m3/s to generate 8 MW of electrical power, with an average annual production of 37 GWh. The unit is equipped with a Francis runner. The project, which operates under a run-of-river philosophy, has a 43m high concrete arch dam with an overflow spillway, the largest structure of this design in Eastern North America. [2]

References

  1. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/110949/1/Paradise%20Hydro%20Development%20Rev%202.pdf
  2. Web site: Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station . Newfoundland Labrador Hydro . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706190729/http://www.nlh.nl.ca/HydroWeb/NLHydroWeb.nsf/LookupGeneratingFacilities/Paradise%20River%20Hydroelectric%20Generating%20Station?OpenDocument . July 6, 2011 . dead .

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