The Eastmain Reservoir is a reservoir which lies about 800 kilometres north of
Montreal
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. The reservoir is part of a project known as the
Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert Project which is designed to increase hydroelectric power for the Canadian province.
Some of the structures along this reservoir include the Eastmain-1 power house and the Eastmain-1-A power house, which are under construction.
Eastmain-1 has three water turbines that can collectively generate as much as 480 megawatt hours of electricity, according to the EM-1 Project plan.
Meanwhile, HydroQuébec explains that Eastmain-1-A is intended to supplement its slightly older neighbor.
When complete, Eastmain-1-A is expected to generate up to 768 megawatts.
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Reservoirs in Quebec
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