World Power Plants

Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut1.496 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut is a 1.496 MW hydro power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #362 of 432 hydro plants in France, this plant's capacity accounts for 0.01% of France's total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut 1,128 times smaller. Nearby plants include CRUAS (3660 MW, Nuclear), Cruas Nuclear Power Plant (3660 MW, Nuclear), and MONTELIMAR (295 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 100 km from Lyon.

Capacity
1.496 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Hydro Electric Power Company
Location
44.8210°, 4.5719°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,826. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #36,201 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,791 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Hydro Electric Power Company operates 5 plants totalling 21 MW

Regional density

128 plants within 100 km, 23,109 MW combined

Nearest plant: Freyssenet (14.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.821000, 4.571900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
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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