Selkirk Generating Station

Selkirk Generating Station
Location of Selkirk Generating Station in Manitoba
Country	Canada
Location	St. Clements, Manitoba
Coordinates	50°8′03″N 96°51′05″W / 50.13417°N 96.85139°W / 50.13417; -96.85139Coordinates: 50°8′03″N 96°51′05″W / 50.13417°N 96.85139°W / 50.13417; -96.85139
Status	Active
Commission date	1961
Owner(s)	Manitoba Hydro
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural Gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	132 MW

Selkirk Generating Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by Manitoba Hydro. It is located just across the Red River from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements.

Construction began in 1957, and the station went into commercial service in 1961^[1] with two 66 MW steam turbine-generator units burning lignite coal from Saskatchewan. In 2002 it was converted to burn natural gas, at a cost of $30 million. ^[2]

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