World Power Plants

Saint-Martin-de-Crau18.71 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is an 18.71 MW solar power plant in France, commissioned in 2015. It is part of France's expanding solar energy sector. Ranked #34 of 773 solar plants in France, this plant's capacity represents 0.37% of the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Saint-Martin-de-Crau 16.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Thermal power plant of Aramon (1370 MW, Coal), MARTIGUES PONTEAU (930 MW, Gas), and COMBIGOLFE (425 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, approximately 60 km from Marseille.

Capacity
18.71 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Energie Solaire
Location
43.6121°, 4.8564°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 357. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #20,169 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,785 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of France
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Energie Solaire operates 78 plants totalling 480 MW

Regional density

170 plants within 100 km, 13,580 MW combined

Nearest plant: Istres (5.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 43.612100, 4.856400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is a solar power plant producing approximately 30 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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