Water flows and financial viability of electricity generation in Manitoba

The chapter contributes to the international literature on the management of droughts. Predicting and managing droughts are major challenges for utilities dependent on hydro-generation. Manitoba Hydro in Canada (MH) is unique in that over 95% of its total power generation is hydro, and MH sells a large share of its generation outside Manitoba; exceeding on average 31% under long-term contracts that at one time did not have curtailment clauses. …