World Power Plants

Tiper 38.7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Tiper 3 is an 8.7 MW solar power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #168 of 773 solar plants in France, Tiper 3's 8.7 MW accounts for 0.17% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Tiper 3 34.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Chinon Nuclear Power Plant (3620 MW, Nuclear) and Bressuire (15.65 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, approximately 70 km from Nantes.

Capacity
8.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
46.9860°, -0.1730°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 990. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #25,454 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,548 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Regional density

99 plants within 100 km, 13,783 MW combined

Nearest plant: Louzy (3.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 46.986000, -0.173000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Tiper 3 is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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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