Hydro Quebec Environmental Impact

Human impacts generated in the eastern sector of the la grande hydroelectric complex.

Hydro quebec environmental impact. Hydroelectric projects are subject to quebec and canadian environmental impact assessment procedures. Environmental follow up assessment of the la grande hydroelectric complex. When a project begins hydro quebec first defines a study area in which line routes and substation locations will be proposed. At each step of a project hydro quebec conducts technical and environmental studies to eventually determine the solution with the least impact.

The company endeavors to contribute to the provinces economic vitality and to encourage stakeholders to participate in its decisions. The amount of power hydro quebec produces per acre flooded is among the lowest of any hydropower in the world. Hydro quebec carefully monitors its projects during construction and carries out rigorous environmental follow up of all its facilities in operation. When hydro quebec dams rivers on northern quebecs relatively flat terrain it floods vast areas of forests and wetlands under shallow water.

Vincent roquet associes. The objective of environmental management is to take into account assess and reduce the environmental impact of the companys operations. Reducing worldwide carbon emissions to net neutral would have minimal impact on reducing hydro quebecs subarctic heat amplification or russias arctic heat amplification. Energy transition and innovation.

Technical and environmental studies. Sustainability is at the root of all our activities and projects. Abstract pdf 557 kb in french only. At each step of a project hydro quebec conducts technical and environmental studies to eventually determine the solution with the least impact.

Almost all the electricity produced in quebec is hydroelectricity generated using a clean and renewable resource. We have incorporated environmental and social criteria into our process for acquiring goods and services. Between 1970 and 1993. Report prepared for hydro quebec.

Hydroelectric development is based on the principles of sustainable development and takes environmental social and economic concerns into account.