La Tour-sur-Orb is a 4.05276 MW solar power plant in France. Ranked #344 of 773 solar plants in France, it represents 0.08% of the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making La Tour-sur-Orb 74 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Le Pouget (446.9 MW, Unknown) and Montahut (99 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Occitanie region, approximately 40 km northwest of Montpellier.
11 years old
France, Europe
- 1,405. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #30,655 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,299 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW
175 plants within 100 km, 2,437 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Tour-sur-Orb is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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
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