Outardes-2

Outardes-2 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1978 and is run-of-the-river.^[1][2]

Outardes-2 generating station
Country	Canada
Location	Pointe-aux-Outardes / Ragueneau, Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, near Baie-Comeau
Coordinates	49°09′03″N 68°23′23″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	1978
Owner	Hydro-Québec
Thermal power station
Turbine technology	Hydroelectric
Site elevation	82.3 m (270 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	3 x Francis turbines
Nameplate capacity	523 MW

Outardes-2 was built in conjunction with the Manicouagan-Outardes project and is located at the mouth of the Outardes River by Noye Bay. Just west of the power station was another that had been owned and operated by the Quebec North Shore Paper Company since 1937. Instead of raising the reservoir as initially envisioned, Outardes-2 was constructed to better exploit the river flow.^[3]

See also

• Canada portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Outardes-3
• Outardes-4
• McCormick Dam
• Jean-Lesage generating station
• René-Lévesque generating station
• Daniel-Johnson Dam
• History of Hydro-Québec
• List of hydroelectric stations in Quebec