# Canada’s electric generating capacity reached 155.9 GW in 2025

> Hydraulic capacity was 83.0 GW, with wind at 18.4 GW and solar at 5.7 GW.

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- Published: 2026-10-20T23:01:22+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2025
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Statistics Canada’s 2025 generating-station data, released October 19, put Canada’s installed electric generating capacity at 155,906 megawatts (MW), or about 155.9 gigawatts. Hydraulic turbines accounted for 83,037 MW, wind turbines 18,382 MW and solar power 5,729 MW. The totals cover all classes of electricity producer.

These figures measure installed capacity, not electricity generated or delivered during the year. Statistics Canada’s survey records station capacity in kilowatts and the type of generation; the reported MW figures here are converted by dividing kilowatts by 1,000.

## Data

### Canada electric generating capacity, 2025

Installed capacity at Canada’s electric generating stations by generation type.

Methodology: Kilowatt values in the Statistics Canada table are divided by 1,000 and reported in MW; because source values are whole kW, converted values have 0.001 MW precision. Capacity is power, not energy generated. Canada, all producer classes; annual.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total installed capacity | 155906.393 | MW | 2025 | observed |
| Hydraulic turbine capacity | 83037.48 | MW | 2025 | observed |
| Wind turbine capacity | 18382.438 | MW | 2025 | observed |
| Solar capacity | 5728.514 | MW | 2025 | observed |

Sources: <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261019/dq261019e-eng.htm>, <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2510002201> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-electric-generating-capacity-reached-155-9-gw-in-2025/data/canada-electric-generating-capacity-2025?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-electric-generating-capacity-reached-155-9-gw-in-2025/data/canada-electric-generating-capacity-2025?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261019/dq261019e-eng.htm>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19)
- [Statistics Canada](<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2510002201>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19)

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