Onshore wind · Canada
Madawaska wind farm
Planned (permitted)270 MWChecked 8 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 12 March 2025
Madawaska wind farm is a 270 MW wind farm 25 km north-west of Edmundston, Quebec, Canada. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Global Energy Monitor solar and wind trackers is planned (permitted). No other energy site in the register's datasets is within 10 km. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 23 incidents at onshore wind farms in Canada, and 314 worldwide.
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The pack for this site lists 23 comparable onshore wind incidents in Canada, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0544, Company fined after worker fatality at Sussex wind farm construction site, 307 km from this site.
| Reference | Year | Incident | From the site | Severity |
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| EIR-0544 | 2024 | Company fined after worker fatality at Sussex wind farm construction site | 307 km | Major |
| EIR-0906 | 2019 | Wind turbine fire damages blades and nacelle at Pubnico Point Wind Energy Center | 477 km | Significant |
| EIR-0865 | 2016 | Wind turbine reported to have collapsed in Nova Scotia, described as a Canadian first | 489 km | Major |
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 20 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.
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Summary for this site
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Onshore wind
- Capacity
- 270 MW
- Status
- Planned (permitted) (Pre-construction)
- Owner
- l’Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est SEC [33%]; EDF Renewables [33%]; Société de gestion éolienne Madawaska Inc [33%]
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
- First operating
- 2026
View on OpenStreetMap (the tracker marks the position as approximate). The larger dot is this site; the others are sites within 40 km.
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Madawaska wind farm. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Madawaska wind farm had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 12 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Madawaska wind farm; it holds 23 incidents at onshore wind farms in Canada.
- What is the status of Madawaska wind farm?
- Planned (permitted), in the Global Energy Monitor solar and wind trackers, where it last changed on 12 March 2025.
- Where is Madawaska wind farm?
- 25 km north-west of Edmundston, Quebec, Canada.
Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Solar Power Tracker and Global Wind Power Tracker, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The dataset. This project on the GEM wiki. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).