Hydro-Québec Power Outages: Map & How to Report
Hydro-Québec doesn't publish live data we can use, so we can't show a current count. Its official outage map shows power outages in Quebec.
PowerOutageTracker is independent and not affiliated with Hydro-Québec. If you see a fallen power line, stay 10 metres away and call 911.
Where Hydro-Québec operates
Most of Québec
Ownership: Provincial Crown corporation; the Québec government is the sole shareholder
Hydro-Québec reliability
Hydro-Québec reported 8 hr 21 min without power per customer in 2025. The national figure was 10 hr 5 min in 2023, though it may be measured differently.
Scope: Raw continuity index (IC brut): planned and unplanned, all events, medium-voltage. Normalized, Major Event Days removed: 273 minutes. Hydro-Québec publishes no SAIFI in this filing.
Source: Hydro-Québec, Performance 2025 (HQD-3, Document 1), filed with the Régie de l'énergie
Major power outages involving Hydro-Québec
Events in our sourced list that name Hydro-Québec
May 2022 derecho
May 21, 20222,406,654 customers affected
Hydro-Québec counted 554,649 out at its peak.
Source: Ontario Energy Board open data, RRR 2.1.4.2.10 Major Event Response Reporting
Great Ice Storm of 1998
January 5, 19981,623,000 customers affected
Hydro-Québec's outages peaked at 1,393,000 customers on January 10, and Statistics Canada counted over 230,000 more in Ontario. More than 1,000 transmission towers and over 30,000 wooden poles came down, and Hydro-Québec restored its last customer on February 6, more than a month after the storm began.
April 2023 Québec ice storm
April 5, 20231,125,000 customers affected
About 1,125,000 Hydro-Québec customers lost power at some point, with a peak of about 1.1 million, centred on Montréal, Outaouais and Montérégie.
Source: Hydro-Québec via Newswire, Ice storm: update on the outages, April 8, 2023
Provinces and territories served
Other utilities nearby
Hydro-Québec FAQ
How do I report a power outage to Hydro-Québec?
Call 1-800-790-2424; off-grid communities 1-800-463-1109. It also takes reports online through the link on this page. If you see a fallen power line, stay 10 metres away and call 911.
What areas does Hydro-Québec cover?
Most of Québec
How reliable is Hydro-Québec?
Hydro-Québec reported 8 hr 21 min without power per customer in 2025. Scope: Raw continuity index (IC brut): planned and unplanned, all events, medium-voltage. Normalized, Major Event Days removed: 273 minutes. Hydro-Québec publishes no SAIFI in this filing.
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PowerOutageTracker.com. "Hydro-Québec Power Outages." Accessed November 3, 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/canada/utilities/hydro-quebec