World Power Plants

Orgueil8.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Orgueil is an 8.5 MW solar power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #174 of 773 solar plants in France, Orgueil's 8.5 MW represents 0.17% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Orgueil 35.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds (13.6 MW, Solar), Toulouse (13.6 MW, Solar), and Montauban (10.8 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 30 km from Toulouse.

Capacity
8.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
EDF
Location
43.8950°, 1.4190°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,000. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #25,516 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,570 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

EDF operates 188 plants totalling 24,422 MW

Regional density

139 plants within 100 km, 5,903 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nohic (1.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 43.895000, 1.419000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Orgueil is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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