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This is a list of public utility electrical generating stations in Manitoba, Canada.

Manitoba produces close to 97% of its electricity through hydropower. The most important hydroelectric development in Manitoba is the 3,955-megawatt Nelson River Hydroelectric Project. Its 5 power stations produced 27.4 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2014-2015, meeting 75.7% of the provincial demand.

Manitoba Hydro, the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province with 15 hydroelectric generating stations, 2 fossil-fuel plants and 4 diesel generators, for a total installed capacity of 5,701 MW.[1]

Hydroelectric

Name	Location	River	Type	Date	Units	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Ref
Grand Rapids Generating Station	53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W	Saskatchewan River	Reservoir	1965	4	479	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Great Falls Dam	50°27′47″N 96°0′11″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1922	6	129	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Jenpeg Generating Station	54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W	Nelson River	Reservoir	1979	6	122	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Kelsey Generating Station	56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W	Nelson River	Reservoir	1957	7	287	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Kettle Generating Station	56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W	Nelson River	Reservoir	1970	12	1,220	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Laurie River 1 Generating Station	56°13′31.4″N 101°0′35.6″W	Laurie River	Reservoir	1952	3	10	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Laurie River 2 Generating Station	56°15′2.1″N 101°7′5.5″W	Laurie River	Reservoir	1958	3	10	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Limestone Generating Station	56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W	Nelson River	run-of-the-river	1990	10	1,350	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Long Spruce Generating Station	56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W	Nelson River	run-of-the-river	1977	10	980	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
McArthur Falls Generating Station	50°23′51″N 95°59′31″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1954	8	56	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Pine Falls Generating Station	50°34′5″N 96°10′37″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1952	6	87	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam	50°18′2″N 95°32′39″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1911	16	75	Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro)	[1]
Seven Sisters Generating Station	50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1931	6	165	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Slave Falls Generating Station	50°13′21″N 95°34′6″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1931	8	68	Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro)	[1]
Wuskwatim Generating Station	55°32′16″N 98°29′46″W	Burntwood River	Reservoir	2012	3	211	Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and Manitoba Hydro)[2]	[1]

Wind

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Ref
St. Leon Wind Farm	St. Leon	99	2005	Algonquin Power	[3]
St. Joseph Wind Farm	Montcalm	138	2011	Pattern Energy	[4]

Fossil fuels

Name	Location	Units	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Type	Ref
Brandon Generating Station	49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W	3	327	1958–2002	Manitoba Hydro	Natural gas	[1]
Selkirk Generating Station	50°8′32″N 96°53′3″W	2	125	1958	Manitoba Hydro	Natural gas	[1]

Off-grid

List of all power plants in Manitoba serving loads in communities not connected to the North American power grid.

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Type	Ref
Brochet	Brochet	3		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]
Lac Brochet	Lac Brochet	2		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]
Shamattawa	Shamattawa	3		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]
Tadoule Lake	Tadoule Lake	2		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]

See also

• Energy in Canada
• List of power stations in Canada
• Nelson River DC Transmission System

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