Kipling Falls Generating Station | |
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Country | Canada |
Location | Harmon Township, Ontario |
Coordinates | 50°08′41.59″N 82°12′31.04″W / 50.1448861°N 82.2086222°W / 50.1448861; -82.2086222 |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1966/2014 |
Owner |
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Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Hydroelectric |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 x propeller |
Nameplate capacity | 233.3 MW |
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Kipling Generating Station is one of four stations in the Lower Mattagami River Hydroelectric Complex. The station is jointly owned by Ontario Power Generation (OPG; 75%) and the Moose Cree First Nation (25%). The station is approximately 95 km (59 mi) northeast of Kapuskasing in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario and is the last of four stations in OPG's Lower Mattagami River complex. Kipling GS was originally commissioned as a 2-unit, 155 MW generating station in 1966 by OPG's predecessor, Ontario Hydro. OPG completed a $2.6 billion construction project covering the four Lower Mattagami dams in 2014 and 2015, and added a third generating unit with 78.3 MW capacity to Kipling GS, bringing the total station capacity to 233.3 MW.
See also
References
- O'Kane, Josh (26 November 2013). "Massive project gives new life to old hydro dams". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- "Kipling Generating Station". Ontario Power Authority. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
External links
- OPG Kipling GS page
- Comprehensive Study Scoping Document for Lower Mattagami Hydroelectirc Complex Redevelopment (PDF). Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. March 2007.
- OPG Lower Mattagami project site