Bersimis-2 generating station
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The Bersimis-2 generating station is a dam and a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, 66 km (41 mi) north of the town of Forestville, Quebec. Construction started in 1956 and the power station was commissioned in 1959 with an initial nameplate capacity of 655 megawatts.[1]
It is the second of two plants built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites. Bersimis-2 was preceded by Bersimis-1, built 30 km (20 mi) upstream between 1953 and 1956. With upgrades and further river diversions, Bersimis-2's installed capacity has been increased over time to its current capacity of 869 megawatts.[2]
Geography
The Betsiamites River, also known as the Bersimis, is located halfway between the
The word Betsiamites or Pessamit is from the
Located in the Central Laurentians ecoregion of the
Background
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With a continued surge of demand, electricity supplies remained a concern at Hydro-Québec and other Quebec-based
See also
- Bersimis-1 generating station
- History of Hydro-Québec
- List of power stations in Quebec
- List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
References
- ^ Bolduc, Hogue & Larouche 1989, p. 139
- ^ Hydro-Québec Production (2010), Hydroelectric Generating Stations (as of December 31, 2009), Hydro-Québec, retrieved 2010-08-21
- ^ McNaughton 1960, p. 126
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec (2010), Pessamit, Commission de toponymie du Québec, retrieved 2010-09-16
- ^ (in French) Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec, "Description des provinces naturelles: Province D - Les Laurentides centrales (205 000 km2)", Aires protégées au Québec - Les provinces naturelles (in French), archived from the original on 2006-01-06, retrieved 2010-09-15
- ^ Government of Canada, "Ecoregions of Canada: Central Laurentians", The Ecological Framework of Canada, retrieved 2010-09-15
- ^ Government of Quebec (2003-08-15), Règlement sur la zone d'exploitation contrôlée de Forestville, R.R.Q., c. C-61.1, r. 93 (in French), CanLII, archived from the original on 2012-07-21, retrieved 2010-09-14
- ^ McNaughton 1960, p. 125
- ^ Bolduc, Hogue & Larouche 1989, pp. 137–140
Further reading
- Archambault, Jean-Jacques (1984). "Une technologie maîtrisée". In Couture, Marcel (ed.). Hydro-Québec : Des premiers défis à l'aube de l'an 2000 (in French). Montreal: Forces / Libre Expression. pp. 125–137. ISBN 2-89111-191-5.
- Bellavance, Claude (1994). Shawinigan Water and Power (1898-1963) : Formation et déclin d'un groupe industriel au Québec (in French). Montreal: Boréal. ISBN 2-89052-586-4.
- Bolduc, André; Hogue, Clarence; Larouche, Daniel (1989). Hydro-Québec, l'héritage d'un siècle d'électricité (in French) (3rd ed.). Montreal: Libre Expression. ISBN 2-89111-388-8..
- Landry, Richard (February 2009). Le projet d'aménagement de la rivière Bersimis 1952-1956 (PDF) (MA Thesis) (in French). Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- McNaughton, W.J.W. (April 1960). "Bersimis: The Development of a River". Canadian Geographical Journal. 60 (4). Ottawa: Royal Canadian Geographical Society: 114–135.
- Projet de dérivation partielle de la rivière Manouane -rapport d'enquête et d'audience publique (PDF) (in French). Quebec City: Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement. 2001-09-07. ISBN 2-550-38004-5. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-15.