Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a government-owned corporation that provides hydroelectric power for Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada

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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's installed generating capacity, 7,289 MW is the fourth largest of all utility companies in Canada. Generating assets consist of ten hydroelectric plants, including the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant, which is the largest underground power station in the world with a rated capacity of 5,428 megawatts (MW) of power, one oil-fired plant, four gas turbines and 26 diesel plants. Every year, Hydro generates and transmits over 80 per cent of the electrical energy consumed by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians ? over 6,487 GWh of energy in 2004.

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MW - Canada - Hydroelectric - Churchill Falls - Underground power station - Megawatts - Oil-fired plant - Gas turbines - Diesel plants

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In 1975 the Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission, a crown corporation originally established to assist in rural electrification, was renamed Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation (Hydro). Hydro is a crown corporation, owned by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hydro generates, transmits and distributes electrical power and energy to utility, residential and industrial customers throughout the province.

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Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission - Crown corporation - Rural electrification - Newfoundland and Labrador

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Hydro is the parent company of the Hydro Group of Companies comprised of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited (CFLCo), Lower Churchill Development Corporation Limited (LCDC), Gull Island Power Company Limited (GIPCo), and Twin Falls Power Corporation Limited (TwinCo).

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Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited - Lower Churchill Development Corporation Limited - Gull Island Power Company Limited - Twin Falls Power Corporation Limited

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