World Power Plants

Eymeux1.088 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Eymeux is a 1.0884 MW solar power plant in France. Ranked #716 of 773 solar plants in France, Eymeux contributes 0.02% to the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Eymeux 276 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cruas Nuclear Power Plant (3,660 MW, Nuclear), CRUAS (3,660 MW, Nuclear), and ST ALBAN (2,670 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 120 km southwest of Lyon.

Capacity
1.088 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
EDF Renewables
Location
45.0670°, 5.1827°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,057. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #37,438 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,178 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

EDF Renewables operates 127 plants totalling 1,844 MW

Regional density

147 plants within 100 km, 33,960 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saint-Paul-lès-Romans (4.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 45.067000, 5.182700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Eymeux 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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