World Power Plants

Castelnau-le-Lez1.467 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Castelnau-le-Lez is a 1.46684 MW solar power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #576 of 773 solar plants in France, Castelnau-le-Lez's capacity accounts for 0.03% of the total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making this facility 205 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aumelas (36 MW, Wind) and Villeveyrac (14 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Occitanie region, approximately 10 km from the city of Montpellier.

Capacity
1.467 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
TotalEnergies
Location
43.6378°, 3.9124°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,841. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #36,219 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,654 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW

Regional density

151 plants within 100 km, 4,908 MW combined

Nearest plant: Le Crès (2.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 43.637800, 3.912400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Castelnau-le-Lez is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

FranceEnergy Profile

2,195
Total Plants
192.2 GW
Total Capacity
NuclearHydroWindCoal
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