Athabasca System Hydroelectric Stations are a series of small
run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
stations on the Charlot River in the Athabasca region owned by
SaskPower
Saskatchewan Power Corporation, trade name, operating as SaskPower, is the principal electric utility in Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1929 by the Saskatchewan#Government and politics, provincial government, it serves more than 550,000 cu ...
, located near
Uranium City
Uranium City is a northern settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is at the mouth of Fredette River on Martin Lake. It is north of Lake Athabasca and Beaverlodge Lake and is about northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, northeast ...
,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada.
Access to the stations is from the
Charlot River Airport and
Highway 999.
Description
The system consists of the:
[
* Wellington Power Station () — a two unit station generating 4.8 MW (the first 2.4 MW unit was commissioned in 1939 and the second in 1959).
* Waterloo Power Station () — a single 8 MW unit commissioned in 1961 and located downstream of the Wellington Power Station.
* Charlot River Power Station () — a two unit station generating 10 MW commissioned in 1980 and located downstream of the Waterloo Power Station.
]
See also
* List of generating stations in Saskatchewan
This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada.
In 2024, the total installed capacity of generation was 5,355 MW with 39% from natural gas, 24% from coal, 21% from hydro, 11% from wind, and 5% from other sources such as solar and was ...
References
External links
SaskPower Station Description
Hydroelectric power stations in Saskatchewan
SaskPower
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