Bancairon is a 50 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1933. Ranked #86 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 50 MW represents 0.22% of France's 22,542 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Bancairon 33.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi (1,200 MW, Hydro), ENTRACQUE_CHRO (1,064 MW, Hydro), and Entracque Power Plant (1,064 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Alpes-Maritimes region, approximately 90 km north of Nice.
93 years old
France, Europe
- 182. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #13,082 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,166 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of France
93 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
EDF operates 188 plants totalling 24,422 MW
76 plants within 100 km, 5,763 MW combined
Source: EDF
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bancairon is a hydro power plant producing approximately 175 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
France- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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