Shawinigan Water & Power Company

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Established in 1898, the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant, privately owned hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963, when it became a part of Hydro-Québec.

History[]

Founded on January 15, 1898, it was based in Shawinigan, Quebec, it was initially headed by American businessmen John Edward Aldred (who served as president) and John Joyce^[1] and then joined by Andrew Frederick Gault, H. H. Melville, Thomas McDougall and Louis-Joseph Forget.

Power Assets[]

The company established various power station over the history of the company. Six power plants were built along the Saint-Maurice River in the 1920s^[1]

• 7.5MW (c. 1901) - built at what is now Shawinigan Falls. Shawinigan-1 ceased production in the early 1950s.
• Shawinigan 2 200MW (1911-1929)
• Shawinigan 3 194MW (1946-1948)^[1]
• La Gabelle 129MW (1924-1931)
• Rapide-Blanc 204MW (c. 1930)
• La Trenche 302MW (c. 1950)
• Beaumont 270MW (1958-1959)

In 1956 the company had total generating capacity at 1284 MW from the 6 active power stations.^[2]

Shawinigan Water & Power also generated power from two subsidiaries:

• Quebec Power Company - 31.1MW from 6 stations near Quebec City^[2]
• Southern Canada Power Company Limited - 43.4 MW from 5 stations on St. Francis River and other tributaries in the Eastern Townships^[2]

Clients[]

• Shawinigan Carbide
• Belgo Pulp and Paper Mills

See also[]

• History of Hydro-Québec
• Edmond Thibaudeau
• List of hydroelectric stations in Quebec
• Gouin Reservoir
• Saint-Maurice River
• Tracy Thermal Generating Station

References[]