Established in 1898, the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant, privately owned hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963, when it became a part of Hydro-Québec.

History

Shawinigan Water & Power Company was founded on January 15, 1898, by American businessman John Edward Aldred (who was the president) and John Joyce, and then joined by Andrew Frederick Gault, H. H. Melville, Thomas McDougall, and Louis-Joseph Forget. The company was named for where it was based: Shawinigan, Quebec.

Power assets

The company established various power station over the history of the company. Six power plants were built along the Saint-Maurice River in the 1920s In 1956 the company had total generating capacity at 1284 MW from the six active power stations. Shawinigan Water & Power also generated power from two subsidiaries:

Clients