World Power Plants

Montendre5.773 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Montendre is a 5.77316 MW solar power plant in France. Ranked #246 of 773 solar plants in France, Montendre contributes 0.11% to the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Montendre 52 times smaller. Nearby plants include Blayais Nuclear Power Plant (3,640 MW, Nuclear) and Arsac (48.23768 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, approximately 50 km from Bordeaux.

Capacity
5.773 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
EDF Renewables
Location
45.2884°, -0.3875°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,237. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #27,831 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,509 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

EDF Renewables operates 127 plants totalling 1,844 MW

Regional density

75 plants within 100 km, 8,318 MW combined

Nearest plant: Roubisque (14.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 45.288400, -0.387500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Montendre is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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