{"id":10321,"date":"2025-09-25T08:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portagepower.com\/eastern-ontario\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:09:09","slug":"eastern-ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portagepower.com\/fr\/eastern-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Est de l’Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Est de l’Ontario<\/span><\/h1>\n

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ALIMENTER LES COMMUNAUT\u00c9S<\/h3>\n

Portage \u00c9nergie exploite huit centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques au fil de l\u2019eau dans l\u2019Est ontarien. Situ\u00e9es \u00e0 Ottawa, Arnprior, Almonte, Rideau Lakes, Kingston, Gananoque et South Crosby, ces installations produisent ensemble 11,05 MW d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 propre et renouvelable \u2014 assez pour alimenter des milliers de foyers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=\u00a0\u00bbgrid\u00a0\u00bb content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb el_id=\u00a0\u00bbeo-rideau-falls\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbwhite-text\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758830098574{background-color: #59808C !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758808801775{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbcenter-title\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

CHUTES RIDEAU<\/h2>\n

Nich\u00e9e au bord de l\u2019eau \u00e0 New Edinburgh, la centrale des chutes Rideau exploite la puissance des chutes jumelles pour produire de l\u2019\u00e9nergie propre et renouvelable. Plusieurs entreprises \u00e9taient autrefois en activit\u00e9 \u00e0 cet emplacement, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 la rivi\u00e8re Rideau se d\u00e9verse dans la rivi\u00e8re des Outaouais. La W.C. Edwards Company a fini par acqu\u00e9rir toutes les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s du secteur.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758813708059{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbimage-grid\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9816″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-big\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9819″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-big\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758563624834{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9821″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-small\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9824″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-small\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1759858603283{padding-right: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]La centrale situ\u00e9e aux chutes Rideau a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite en 1908 apr\u00e8s la destruction de l\u2019ensemble des usines et des b\u00e2timents par un incendie en juillet 1907. La W.C. Edward\u2019s Company s\u2019est tourn\u00e9e vers l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 pour ses activit\u00e9s de fabrication. La centrale l\u2019a aliment\u00e9e en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 jusque dans les ann\u00e9es 1920, apr\u00e8s quoi diverses entreprises ont occup\u00e9 le site. Le Conseil national de recherches a pris la rel\u00e8ve des activit\u00e9s en 1937 et entrepris de vastes travaux de remise en \u00e9tat de la centrale. En 1985, Rideau Falls Partnership et Granite Power Corporation ont remis \u00e0 niveau la centrale, qui a une puissance de 2,8 MW.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=\u00a0\u00bbgrid\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758587007641{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758813442771{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbcenter-title\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1759858656467{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

CHUTES JONES<\/h2>\n

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Le barrage aux chutes Jones, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 am\u00e9nag\u00e9 dans les ann\u00e9es 1830, servait \u00e0 la r\u00e9gulation de la s\u00e9rie de rapides et de chutes de Jones Falls qui s\u2019\u00e9tendent sur une longueur d\u2019un mille (1,6 km). Avec une hauteur de pr\u00e8s de 60 pi (18,3 m), le grand barrage-vo\u00fbte \u00e9tait au moment de sa construction le barrage le plus haut en Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Il est construit de pierres verticales effil\u00e9es imbriqu\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

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WASHBURN<\/h2>\n

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Situ\u00e9e pr\u00e8s de l\u2019\u00e9cluse no 45 du canal Rideau \u00e0 Lower Brewers Mills, la centrale de Washburn a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite en 1942 par la Gananoque Light & Power Company. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 am\u00e9nag\u00e9e sur les fondations d\u2019un ancien moulin \u00e0 provende qu\u2019avait reconstruit en 1861 James C. Foster. Une filature et un magasin de laine ainsi qu\u2019un \u00e9l\u00e9vateur d\u2019entreposage ont aussi d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 exploit\u00e9s \u00e0 cet emplacement.<\/p>\n

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BREWERS MILLS<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Situ\u00e9e \u00e0 Upper Brewers Mills, pr\u00e8s des \u00e9cluses nos 43 et 44 du canal Rideau, la centrale de Brewers Mills a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite par la Gananoque Light & Power Company sur le site d\u2019un ancien moulin \u00e0 provende. Construite en 1939, la centrale compte trois groupes turbine-alternateur. Un quatri\u00e8me est pr\u00e9vu.<\/p>\n

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KINGSTON MILLS<\/span><\/h2>\n

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En aval de Brewers Mills, la centrale de Kingston Mills se trouve sur la rive du lac Colonel By, pr\u00e8s des \u00e9cluses nos 46 \u00e0 49. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite en 1914, par la Gananoque Light & Power, sur le site d\u2019un ancien moulin \u00e0 provende.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758821788184{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbimage-grid\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9862″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-big\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9865″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-big\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758563624834{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9868″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-small\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9870″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-small\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1759858813764{padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]Encore en exploitation de nos jours, la centrale comptait \u00e0 l\u2019origine un seul groupe turbine-alternateur, le groupe no 1, qui \u00e9tait consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme la \u00ab b\u00eate de somme \u00bb de l\u2019entreprise. Deux agrandissements majeurs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s. En 1926, on a install\u00e9 un groupe suppl\u00e9mentaire. En 1971, on a am\u00e9lior\u00e9 ce groupe et on en a ajout\u00e9 un troisi\u00e8me, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en service en 1975, portant ainsi \u00e0 2,2 MW la puissance de la centrale.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=\u00a0\u00bbgrid\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758644537053{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758819851967{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbcenter-title\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758822337676{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

GANANOQUE<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]L\u2019histoire de l\u2019hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e0 Gananoque remonte \u00e0 1885, au moment de la cr\u00e9ation de la Gananoque Electric Light Company, devenue par la suite la Gananoque Light & Power Company. \u00c0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, on utilisait de la vapeur pour produire l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9. Au fil des ans, la ville a \u00e9t\u00e9 le th\u00e9\u00e2tre de plusieurs agrandissements des installations de production. On y a m\u00eame exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 et utilis\u00e9 bri\u00e8vement la production d\u2019\u00e9nergie thermique dans les ann\u00e9es 1960.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758820216598{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbimage-grid\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9873″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-big\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9875″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-big\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758563624834{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9877″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-small\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9879″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-small\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1759858850484{padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]La centrale actuelle, qui se trouve au c\u0153ur de la ville, sur la rivi\u00e8re Gananoque, a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite en 1939. Elle a une puissance de 0,7 MW.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=\u00a0\u00bbgrid\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758819082328{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background: #45A280 url(https:\/\/portagepower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eo-washburn-bg.jpg?id=9792) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbwhite-text\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758813488999{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbcenter-title\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758822344710{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

APPLETON<\/h2>\n

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La centrale d\u2019Appleton a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite en 1994 sur la rivi\u00e8re Mississippi, \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019emplacement d\u2019un ancien moulin en activit\u00e9 depuis les ann\u00e9es 1850, dans la ville d\u2019Appleton. Con\u00e7ue comme une centrale au fil de l\u2019eau, elle produit de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 renouvelable sans n\u00e9cessiter de grand r\u00e9servoir.<\/p>\n

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GALETTA<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Situ\u00e9e pr\u00e8s d\u2019Arnprior, la centrale de Galetta fait partie du paysage de la rivi\u00e8re Mississippi depuis 1907. Construite \u00e0 l\u2019origine pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la demande croissante en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 de la r\u00e9gion, elle a fait l\u2019objet d\u2019une remise \u00e0 niveau majeure en 1999, qui a permis de moderniser ses turbines et de prolonger sa dur\u00e9e de vie de plusieurs d\u00e9cennies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758821805604{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbimage-grid\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9885″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail single-thumb-whole-big\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758563624834{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9887″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-wide-small\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb9889″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbthumbnail thumb-whole-small\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_aligment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1759859174510{padding-left: 10px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]Aujourd\u2019hui propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de Portage \u00c9nergie, Galetta rappelle \u00e0 la fois les d\u00e9buts du d\u00e9veloppement hydro\u00e9lectrique dans la vall\u00e9e de l\u2019Outaouais et le r\u00f4le durable de l\u2019\u00e9nergie renouvelable.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=\u00a0\u00bbhr\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Horizontal Line (Gradient)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=\u00a0\u00bbgrid\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758423593987{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb5\/6″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1759859256774{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

D\u00c9COUVREZ NOS R\u00c9CITS<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Apprenez-en plus sur l’hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, notre histoire et les initiatives qui fa\u00e7onnent un avenir plus propre.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=\u00a0\u00bbgrid\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1758045946837{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column]

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