World Power Plants

La Bastide-Puylaurent3.7 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

La Bastide-Puylaurent is a 3.7 MW hydro power plant in France. It utilizes hydroelectric power and was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #265 of 432 hydro plants in France, La Bastide-Puylaurent's 3.7 MW accounts for 0.02% of France's total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making La Bastide-Puylaurent 456.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include PIED DE BORNE (109.4 MW, Hydro), Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès (22.6 MW, Wind), and Saint-Jean-Lachalm (18.6 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 100 km southwest of Lyon.

Capacity
3.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
44.5658°, 3.8880°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,441. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #31,292 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,845 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Regional density

137 plants within 100 km, 19,282 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès (11.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.565800, 3.888000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

La Bastide-Puylaurent is a hydro power plant producing approximately 13 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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