- Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
The Hinds Lake Generating Station is a
hydroelectric power plant located in western Newfoundland on the eastern shore of Grand Lake. It makes use of 220 m of head betweenHinds Lake on theBuchan's plateau and Grand Lake.The plant operates under an average net head of 214 m. The average rated flow of 20.3 m3/s generates 75
megawatts (MW) electrical power with an average annual production of 352 GWh. The unit, which is equipped with afrancis turbine , was first synchronized on December 12, 1980.The feasibility of a hydro electric development in the area was known of in the early 1960's when
Bowater Power Company had completed plans to build a power station onHinds Brook , which flows from Hinds Lake to Grand Lake. However, the Bowater Power Company decided not to undertake the project when it was learned that theNewfoundland and Labrador Power Commission was building a large generating station atBay d'Espoir (Bay d’Espoir Hydro Electric Development ), and that it would be more economical to buy power from the Commission than to build their own generating plant.
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