Case Study
Manitoba Hydro McArthur Falls GS
Y ear: Technology: 2010 Rock Anchors McArthur Falls Generating Station is located 120 km northeast of Winnipeg, near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Construction of the 8-unit station was completed in 1954 and it has a generating ca- pacity of 55 MW when water conditions are ideal. McArthur Falls is ranked as the station with the world’s largest hydroelectric ca- pacity operating with the lowest head, just 7 metres of waterfall. The powerhouse and