World Power Plants

Microcentrale de Givet1 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Microcentrale de Givet is a 1 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by SeMAO since 2015. Ranked #424 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 1 MW represents 0.004% of France's 22,542 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Microcentrale de Givet 1,690 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are CHOOZ (3000 MW, Nuclear) and TIHANGE 3 (2053.8 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the Grand Est region, approximately 200 km east of Paris.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
SeMAO
Location
50.1465°, 4.8334°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,126. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,086 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

SeMAO operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

74 plants within 100 km, 18,087 MW combined

Nearest plant: Chooz Nuclear Power Plant (7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.146451, 4.833359
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Microcentrale de Givet is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 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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