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La Grande-3 generating station

Quebec, Canada

The 274th largest power station in the world

2.42 GW · Capacity

The La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a hydroelectric dam on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,418 MW and was commissioned in 1982–1984. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system. The dam and reservoir both are named La Grande-3. The community of Sakami was founded for its construction.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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