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Portillon (Le) — 95 MW Hydroelectric

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Portillon (Le) is a 95 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
95 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1950

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
42.73, 0.55

Coordinates

Insights

#138
largest in %s
#2,381
largest %s worldwide
#10,547
largest worldwide
1950
%d yrs older than avg
188
operated by %s
96
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
95 MW
Commissioned
1950
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
42.733, 0.553

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,989 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
639,130 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,737
cars / year
1,065
homes / year
363,142
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Portillon (Le) is a 95 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, operated by EDF and commissioned in 1950.

Ranked #62 of 432 hydro plants in France, this facility represents 0.42% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Portillon (Le) 17.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include MORALETS 1 (219.14 MW, Hydro), Moralets hydro power plant (200 MW, Hydro), and ERISTE 1 (87.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 60 km from Toulouse.

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