Overview
Niagara Tunnel Project
The Niagara Tunnel Project is a 10.2-km-long tunnel with an interior diameter of 12.7 m, which allows OPG to make better use of the available water flow in the Niagara River to produce, on average, an additional 1.5 TWh per year from the Sir Adam Beck (“SAB”) Generating Stations 1 and 2.
Energy & Climate ProtectionHydropowerTunnels
About the Project
- Client:
- OPG/STRABAG
- Location:
- Canada
- Time frame:
- 2005–2013
Technical Data
- Length: 10.4 km
- Excavation diameter: 14.4 m (TBM)
- Discharge: 500 m³/s
- Intake structure: 40 m below water level
- Outlet structure: leading into 350-m-long canal
ILF-Services
- Engineering
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