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Menihek Hydroelectric Generating Station

Division No. 10, Subdivision D, Canada

The 3288th largest power station in the world

17.2 MW · Capacity

The Menihek Hydroelectric Generating Station is a conventional hydroelectric generating station at Menihek Lake in Labrador. The dam and powerhouse are located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 40 km (25 mi) south of the isolated town of Schefferville, Quebec and two First Nations communities: Matimekosh-Lac-John and Kawawachikamach. The generating station, two 69 kV power lines and the distribution networks in each community form an independent electricity network, off the main North American grid.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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