World Power Plants

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon2.19 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a 2.19042 MW solar power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #456 of 773 solar plants in France, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon's capacity accounts for 0.04% of the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making this facility 137 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tricastin nuclear power plant (3,660 MW, Nuclear), TRICASTIN 1 (3,660 MW, Nuclear), and the Thermal power plant of Aramon (1,370 MW, Coal). It is situated in the Occitanie region, approximately 10 km from Avignon.

Capacity
2.19 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Engie
Location
43.9767°, 4.7943°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,632. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #33,746 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,494 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Engie operates 344 plants totalling 13,020 MW

Regional density

196 plants within 100 km, 21,861 MW combined

Nearest plant: AVIGNON (1.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 43.976700, 4.794300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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