Shawinigan Water & Power Company

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 H.H. Melville, A.F. Gault, 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]

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:

Clients

See also

References

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