World Power Plants

Montoir-de-Bretagne1.24 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Montoir-de-Bretagne is a 1.23978 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #646 of 773 solar plants in France, Montoir-de-Bretagne contributes 0.02% of the total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Montoir-de-Bretagne 243 times smaller. Nearby plants include CORDEMAIS (1,370 MW, Oil), Centrale Thermique de Cordemais (1,200 MW, Coal), and CORDEMAIS 4 (1,160 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Pays de la Loire region, approximately 20 km from the nearest major city, Nantes.

Capacity
1.24 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
EDF Renewables
Location
47.3192°, -2.1456°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,939. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #36,787 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,901 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

EDF Renewables operates 127 plants totalling 1,844 MW

Regional density

113 plants within 100 km, 4,539 MW combined

Nearest plant: Raffinerie de Donges (6.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 47.319200, -2.145600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Montoir-de-Bretagne is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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