Pointe du Bois Generating Station
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Pointe du Bois Generating Station is located on the Winnipeg River approximately 160 km northeast of Winnipeg by road. |
The Pointe du Bois Generating Station was built by City Hydro, later known as Winnipeg Hydro, and was acquired by Manitoba Hydro in 2002. The in-service date for the first unit of the generating station was 1911. All 16 units were commissioned by 1926. The Pointe du Bois Generating Station is the oldest power plant still in operation on the Winnipeg River.
The Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a run-of-river hydroelectric generating facility consisting of a 16 unit close-coupled intake/powerhouse with a generating capacity of 78 MW, a 5-bay gated sluiceway, 92 spillway bays, concrete non-overflow dams, and earthfill dykes.
The forebay at Pointe du Bois consists of two parts: inner forebay, located between the powerhouse and the spillway access bridge, and outer forebay, extending upstream of the spillway access bridge to Lamprey Falls. The forebay has a total area of 27.2 sq. km (10.5 sq. miles) and a fetch length of approximately 5 km (3.1 miles).
Licences:
- Fourth Short Term Extension Licence (2025 to 2026)
- Third Short Term Extension Licence (2022 to 2025)
- Second Short Term Extension Licence (2017 to 2022)
- First Short Term Extension Licence (2012 to 2017)
- Pointe du Bois Fourth Renewal Final Licence (1992)
Supporting Documentation:
- Fourth Short Term Extension Licence Application (December 2023)
- Pointe du Bois Generating Station Licence Implementation Guide (December 2022)
- Pointe du Bois GS - Third Short Term Extension Licence Application (June 2021)
- Pointe du Bois Generating Station Short Term Extension Licence - Supporting Documentation (September 2016)
- Pointe du Bois Generating Station Short Term Extension Licence - Renewal Application (July 2016)
- Pointe du Bois Generating Station Short Term Extension Licence - Supporting Documentation (2011)
- Fifth Renewal Final Licence Request (August 2007)
