Established in 1898 the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant privately-owned hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963 when it became a part of Hydro-Québec. It was based in Shawinigan Quebec. The company established the Shawinigan 1 (c. 1901) Shawinigan 2 (1911) and Shawinigan 3 (1948) plants. Shawinigan 1 ceased production in the early 1950s.