Petites Bergeronnes Hydro Power Plant

Petites Bergeronnes Hydro Power Plant

Installed power: 4.2 MW
Date of commissioning: 1994
Location: Petites Bergeronnes, Quebec
Petites Bergeronnes River

The Petites Bergeronnes development was built in 1954 by the Office of Rural Electrification. The hydroelectric potential was exploited until 1966 before a breach at the base of a dam further upstream on the river caused significant damage leading to the abandonment of its exploitation. The land was recovered by AXOR in 1991. A water intake and a penstock were developed and a new plant was commissioned in April 1994 by Columbus Energy Corporation Inc., an affiliate of AXOR. today the exploitation.

A power purchase agreement signed with Hydro-Québec Production is in effect until 2034.