Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert
Project
The result of numerous consultations with the communities concerned, the Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert project has incorporated many environmental protection measures into its design and has taken into account the concerns expressed by the host communities. It will be highly cost-effective, as much of the 8.7 TWh it will add to the company's annual output will be in the form of optimized capacity at the existing La Grande generating facilities. The Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert project is also generating major economic spinoffs for the communities concerned and for Québec as a whole.
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October 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Unit LC 13 instrumentation work is 99% complete.
Installation of high-resistance ceramic material begins in service area. >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Final concreting of unit LS 23.
Upstream SAS installed on October 14 to provide access inside unit LS 23 bulb turbine. >>>
September 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Motorized gate installed at powerhouse.
Watertight slab removed from LC 13 draft tube cone. >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Concrete plant dismantled.
Overburden stripped from bedrock of headrace tunnel invert. >>>
Lake sturgeon hatchery
Rivière Rupert, Eastmain 1 reservoir and surrounding area stocked with more than 25,000 lake sturgeon fry. >>>
August 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Rotor of unit LC 13 has been put in place.
Architectural work on west mezzanine is moving right along >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Testing of draft-tube gates continues.
Turbine shaft added to unit LS 22 >>>
July 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
West mezzanine has been concreted.
Finishing of outside walls of mezzanines continues >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Rotor was installed in upstream well on July 17, 2011 >>>
June 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
On June 9, unit LC 11 was commissioned.
The west mezzanine of the powerhouse is taking shape. >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
The stator was lowered successfully on May 25.
The water intake trashracks and stoplogs are in place. >>>
May 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Ready-to-run trials and startup of unit LC 11 are continuing.
Units LC 12 and LC 13 are being assembled.
Mechanical and electrical work is in progress in the powerhouse >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Unit LS 22's stoplogs are being installed and the other water intake openings are being tested.
Unit LS 23's stator is being transported to the powerhouse.
Assembly of the shaft of unit LS 23 is in progress.
Mechanical and electrical work is continuing in the powerhouse >>>
April 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Delivery of generating unit LC 11 for the ready-to-run trials. This is the final step before the turbine's commissioning in mid-May >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Installation of the gantry crane.
Arrival of the powerhouse's first draft-tube gate and the torpedo-shaped casing for the LS23 unit.
Preassembly of the unit sections is ongoing. >>>
March 2011
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Lowering of the rotor into unit LC 11 on February 6
Assembly of units LC 12 and LC 13
Ongoing mechanical and electrical work >>>
Sarcelle powerhouse
Arrival of half of unit LS 23's distributor from the assembly area at Eastmain-1 powerhouse >>>
December 2010
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse
Assembly of unit LC 11’s rotor
Stacking of unit LC 12’s stator
Installation of unit LC 13’s stator frame
Painting inside the scrollcases
Ongoing mechanical and electrical work >>>
December 2010
Sarcelle powerhouse
Installation of the first upstream cover at unit 23
Installation of insulated sheeting over the downstream wall for winter work
Ongoing mechanical and electrical work >>>
December 2010 Rupert jobsite End of activities at Nemiscau workcamp >>>
August 21, 2010 Eastmain-1-A jobsite On August 8, 2010, the three turbine wheels arrived in Chisasibi by ship. From August 13 to 21, they were delivered one by one to the Eastmain-1-A jobsite, using a specially prepared flatbed truck. >>>
August 15, 2010 Rupert diversion jobsite Work on the weir at kilometre point 170 of the Rupert is now over. This is the fifth of eight hydraulic structures to be completed on the river. >>>
June 30, 2010 Modified Navigating Conditions pamphlet New 2010 edition
May 6, 2010
Important Information
Spring flow conditions to be reproduced in the Rivière Rupert as of May 8, 2010.
More details
April 16, 2010
Important Information
The SEBJ wishes to inform you that operations will be carried over the next few weeks at the instream flow release structures in the Rivière Rupert diversion project area.
Read the press release
April 2010
Work on the Rivière Rupert
We are continuing our work at nine locations on the Rivière Rupert.
More details
January 25, 2010
Road conditions
A number of roads in the Baie-James region are closed to traffic due to poor driving conditions.
Keep track of the situation
December 14, 2009 Danger: Ice cover in Rupert diversion bays to be avoided Read the press release >>>
November 18, 2009 Safety measure at the Waskaganish drinking water treatment plant Read the press release >>>
November 17, 2009 Increase of the ecological instream flow in the Riviere Rupert Read the press release >>>
November 2, 2009 The partial diversion of the Riviere Rupert will take place on November 7, 2009 Read the press release >>>
November 2009
Eastmain-1-A powerhouse Installation of draft tube cones Beginning of tailrace canal excavation Continuation of concreting (Phase II) at generating station and water intake Sarcelle powerhouse Construction of service area superstructure Opinaca bridge repair work Continuation of concreting on draft tube cones and water intake Concreting under way at duct bank downstream from service area
June 22, 2009 Closure of one Rupert spillway gate. Details >>>
