World Power Plants

La Possession3.228 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

La Possession is a 3.22811 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #380 of 773 solar plants in France, La Possession's capacity accounts for 0.06% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making La Possession 93.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Port-Est bioenergy power plant (210 MW, Biomass), Le Port (19.97097 MW, Solar), and Saint-Benoît (17.06567 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Réunion region, approximately 30 km from Saint-Denis.

Capacity
3.228 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Energie Solaire
Location
-20.9574°, 55.6830°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,486. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #31,806 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,756 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Energie Solaire operates 78 plants totalling 480 MW

Regional density

18 plants within 100 km, 357 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saint-André (4.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -20.957400, 55.683000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

La Possession is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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
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