Centrale Electrique du lac d'Artouste— 2 MW Hydroelectric
Centrale Électrique du lac d'Artouste is a 2 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by SHEM. Ranked #325 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 2 MW represents 0.01% 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 Électrique du lac d'Artouste 845 times smaller. Nearby plants include PRAGNERES (189.2 MW, Hydro), IP 1 (88.85 MW, Hydro), and Artouste (88 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, approximately 100 km from Pau.
France, Europe
- 1,666. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,437 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
SHEM operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
98 plants within 100 km, 2,376 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Centrale Electrique du lac d'Artouste is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 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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