World Power Plants

Soleil Levant5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Soleil Levant is a 5 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #276 of 773 solar plants in France. Its 5 MW represents 0.1% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Soleil Levant 60.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Bouin (19.5 MW, Wind), Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine (16.4 MW, Wind), and Le Bernard (12.65 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Vendée department, approximately 70 km south of Nantes.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Soleil Levant
Location
46.6990°, -1.8770°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,287. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Soleil Levant operates 3 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

86 plants within 100 km, 4,215 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (8.3 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 46.699000, -1.877000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Soleil Levant is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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