Côte St-Catherine
Business Segment:
Hydroelectric
Location:
At the Côte Ste-Catherine lock of the Lachine section of the
St. Lawrence Seaway, Québec
Installed Capacity:
11,120 kilowatts
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| The Côte Ste-Catherine Facility is located
at the Côte Ste-Catherine lock of the Lachine section of the
St. Lawrence Seaway. The bypass canal upon which the facility is
located was constructed as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.
The facility has a total installed capacity of 11,120 kilowatts
and was constructed in three separate phases, each phase having
a total installed capacity of 2,120 kilowatts, 4,500 kilowatts and
4,500 kilowatts, respectively, and each phase was commissioned in
1989, 1993 and 1996, respectively. Due to the year round, high volume
water flows of the St. Lawrence River, the Manager expects there
to be sufficient water to operate the Côte Ste-Catherine Facility
at full capacity throughout the year. The Côte Ste-Catherine
Facility uses approximately 2% of the river flow at any given time.
The term of the power purchase agreements for each of the Côte
Ste-Catherine — Phase I facility is 20 years from the commercial
start-up date and 25 years for Phase II & Phase III facility.
The power purchase agreements expire in 2009, 2018 and 2021, respectively.
The agreements may be renewed at the option of the producer for
a period not exceeding the original term upon terms imposed by Hydro-Québec
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