World Power Plants

Centrale de Chaudanne23.5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Centrale de Chaudanne is a 23.5 MW hydro power plant in France. Ranked #123 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 23.5 MW represents 0.1% of France's total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Centrale de Chaudanne 71.91 times smaller. Nearby plants include SAINTE CROIX (132.3 MW, Hydro), Barrage de Sainte-Croix (132 MW, Hydro), and Castillon (68 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Alpes-Maritimes region, approximately 30 km from Nice.

Capacity
23.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Compagnie Nationale du Rhône
Location
43.8480°, 6.5441°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 299. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #18,335 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,260 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of France
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône operates 34 plants totalling 1,159 MW

Regional density

130 plants within 100 km, 7,023 MW combined

Nearest plant: Castillon (3.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 43.847995, 6.544138
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Centrale de Chaudanne is a hydro power plant producing approximately 82 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

FranceEnergy Profile

2,195
Total Plants
192.2 GW
Total Capacity
NuclearHydroWindCoal
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