Sir Adam Beck Pump

Sir Adam Beck Pump pumped hydro overview.

Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station is a pumped-storage facility in Ontario’s Niagara hydroelectric system. Its six generating units use a reservoir to store water during periods of lower demand and return it to generate electricity when required. The station is owned and operated by Ontario Power Generation.In OperationCanada

At a Glance

Capacity

174 MW

Energy storage

1,044 MWh

Operator

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Country

Canada

Location

43.145°, -79.060°

Website

Official project page

Ownership

2 records

Share	Organisation	Role	Details	Period
Unknown		Owner Operator	Ontario Power Generation owns and operates Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station.	Current / not dated
Unknown		Indirect Parent	The Province of Ontario is the sole shareholder of Ontario Power Generation, the station’s owner and operator.	Current / not dated

Organisations

6 records

Organisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.

Organisation	Role	Details
	Historical runner refurbishment engineerOperations Maintenance	Worked with OPG on studies and refurbishment of the station’s Deriaz runners and adjustable-flap control system, as documented in the November 2015 technical account.
	Hatch-cover replacement contractorOperations Maintenance	Construction certificates identify Champlain-LDV as contractor for the hatch-cover replacement works, including Phase 2 substantially performed on 15 December 2025.
Ontario Power Generation Inc	Operator	Not set
	Pumped-storage owner and operatorOwner Operator	Owns and operates Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station in the Niagara hydroelectric system.
	Reservoir refurbishment contractorEpc Balance Of Plant	Carried out work on the pumped-storage reservoir refurbishment completed in February 2017.
	Original Deriaz runner designerTurbine Design Context	The 2015 technical account by OPG and Alstom engineers identifies English Electric as designer and tester of the station’s original Deriaz runners.

Supplier registration

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SourceChecked 28 Oct 2026

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