Paradise_River_Hydroelectric_Generating_Station

Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station

Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station

Hydroelectric power station in Newfoundland


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. "Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station". Newfoundland Labrador Hydro. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.

47°37′04.49″N 54°25′51.82″W



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