World Power Plants

Saint-Herblain1.249 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Saint-Herblain is a 1.24867 MW solar power plant in France, commissioned in 2015. It operates within a sector that includes 773 solar plants with a total capacity of 5,029 MW. Saint-Herblain's capacity is a small portion of this total. Ranked #641 of 773 solar plants in France, Saint-Herblain's 1.24867 MW represents 0.02% of the country's solar capacity. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Saint-Herblain 241 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 10 km from Nantes.

Capacity
1.249 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
TotalEnergies
Location
47.2247°, -1.6343°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,931. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #36,774 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,893 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW

Regional density
Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 47.224700, -1.634300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Saint-Herblain 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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