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01 Dec Courbe-du-Sault Hydro Power Plant, Sheldrake River
Courbe‑du‑Sault hydroelectric development on the Sheldrake River is operated by the Sheldrake River Energy Corporation Inc. and is the result of a partnership between the MRC of Minganie, the Innus of Ekuanitshit and AXOR. The 25 MW project was built as part of the Hydro‑Québec PAE‑2009 call...
01 Dec Long-Rapids & Twin Falls Hydro Power Plants, Namewaminikan River
Namewaminikan Hydro Inc., an affiliate of AXOR, has developed, financed and constructed two run‑of‑river reactors with a total capacity of 10 MW on the Namewaminikan River, approximately 12 kilometres north of the community of Beardmore in the Greenstone Region in Ontario. The Twin Falls generating station, located further upstream, was commissioned in...
01 Dec Glacier Creek/Howser Creek Hydro Power Plant, Glacier & Howser Rivers
AXOR is proceeding with the development of this 100 MW project which will be located on two creeks in the Purcell Mountain range (Kootenay) whose heads exceed 400 metres. The energy produced will be sold to BC Hydro. Two powerhouses will be built on the lower reaches of the...
01 Dec Chute à Thompson Hydro Power Plant, Franquelin River
The hydroelectric development of Chute‑à‑Thompson on the Franquelin River is operated by Franquelin River Energy Corporation Inc., and is the result of a partnership between the Municipality of Franquelin and AXOR. The 9.9 MW project was built as part of the Hydro‑Québec PAE‑2009 call for tender and...
01 Dec Jean-Guérin Hydro Power Plant
Built in 1911 and acquired by Hydro‑Québec during the nationalization of electricity, the Jean‑Guérin spillway dam was recovered by AXOR in 1997, which then built a hydroelectric installation including a water intake, a penstock, and a power station which houses the Saxo‑Kaplan turbine with a...
01 Dec Chutes-à-Gorry Hydro Power Plant, Sainte-Anne River
In the 1990s, AXOR recovered this financially troubled project, revised its design, and finally developed a 10 MW power plant in two phases, which today houses two Saxo‑Kaplan turbines. Located on the Sainte‑Anne River between Saint‑Alban and Sainte‑Christine‑d’Auvergne, the project uses a drop of 26 metres to...
01 Dec Petites-Bergeronnes Hydro Power Plant, Petites-Bergeronnes River
The Petites‑Bergeronnes development was built in 1954 by the Office of Rural Electrification. The hydroelectric potential was exploited until 1966 before a breach at the base of a dam further upstream on the river caused significant damage leading to the abandonment of its exploitation. The...
01 Dec Hydro-Canyon Saint-Joachim Hydro Power Plant, Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River
Hydro‑Canyon hydroelectric development on the Sainte‑Anne River is operated by Hydro‑Canyon Saint‑Joachim Inc. which is the result of a partnership between the MRC de la Côte‑de‑Beaupré, the Municipality of Saint‑Joachim and AXOR. The 23.2 MW project was built as part of the Hydro‑Québec PAE‑2009 call for tender and started...
