Churchill Falls Generating Station

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Churchill Falls Generating Station is one of the world’s largest underground hydroelectric power plants, located on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada.

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instanceOf hydroelectric power station
underground power station
annualGeneration approximately 35 TWh
commissioningDate 1971
constructionStartDate 1967
continent North America
contractStartDate 1976
country Canada
countrySubdivision Newfoundland and Labrador
damType multiple concrete and earthfill dams
designedFor large-scale bulk power generation
elevationDrop about 312 metres
environmentalImpact creation of Large Smallwood Reservoir
exportsPowerTo Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

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fuelType water
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission system
linked to: Hydro-Québec
hasDam Churchill Falls Main Dam
hasPenstocks underground penstocks
hasReservoir Smallwood Reservoir
hasSpillway controlled spillways
installedCapacity 5428 MW
isUnderground true
locatedIn Churchill Falls, Labrador
linked to: Churchill Falls
locatedInCountry Canada
locatedInGeographicFeature Labrador Plateau
locatedInTimeZone Newfoundland Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Churchill River
longTermPowerContractWith Hydro-Québec
majorShareholder Hydro-Québec
Nalcor Energy
namedAfter Churchill Falls
nearSettlement Churchill Falls
notableFor being one of the world’s largest underground hydroelectric power stations
numberOfTurbines 11
openingDate 1971
operator Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited
owner Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited
partOf Churchill River hydroelectric system
plantType run-of-river hydroelectric plant
primaryEnergySource hydropower
province Newfoundland and Labrador
region Labrador
reservoir Smallwood Reservoir
reservoirArea about 6527 square kilometres
riverSystem Churchill River
turbineType Francis turbine
undergroundCavernHeight about 49 metres
undergroundCavernLength about 300 metres
undergroundCavernWidth about 25 metres

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Newfoundland and Labrador hasMajorHydroelectricProject Churchill Falls Generating Station
Churchill Falls knownFor Churchill Falls Generating Station
Churchill Falls hasHydroelectricStation Churchill Falls Generating Station
Churchill River hasHydroelectricDevelopment Churchill Falls Generating Station
Churchill River watercourseHasDam Churchill Falls dam
linked to: Churchill Falls Generating Station
Churchill Falls Generating Station hasDam Churchill Falls Main Dam
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Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited operates Churchill Falls Generating Station
Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited majorAsset Churchill Falls Generating Station
Trans-Labrador Highway passesNear Churchill Falls hydroelectric project
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Côte-Nord hasHydroelectricComplex Churchill Falls transmission corridor
subject linked to: Côte-Nord region of Quebec
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Churchill Falls Airport near Churchill Falls Generating Station
Muskrat Falls Generating Station upstreamFrom Churchill Falls Generating Station
subject linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
Smallwood Reservoir createdBy Churchill Falls hydroelectric project
linked to: Churchill Falls Generating Station
Smallwood Reservoir associatedWith Churchill Falls Generating Station
Smallwood Reservoir isPartOfProject Churchill Falls hydroelectric development
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Grand River hasMajorHydroelectricProject Churchill Falls Generating Station