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René-Lévesque generating station

Rivière-aux-Outardes, Canada

The 649th largest power station in the world

1.33 GW · Capacity

The René-Lévesque generating station, formerly known as Manic-3, is a hydroelectric power station located 75 km (50 miles) from Baie-Comeau built on Manicouagan River, between 1970 and 1976. On June 22, 2010, the dam and the generating station were renamed to honour former Quebec premier René Lévesque, who was minister of Hydraulic resources during the construction of the complex and became premier of Quebec in 1976.

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

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