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Grandval — 74 MW Hydroelectric

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Grandval is a 74 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
74 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
44.92, 3.07

Coordinates

Insights

#154
largest in %s
#2,693
largest %s worldwide
#11,540
largest worldwide
1959
%d yrs older than avg
188
operated by %s
114
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
74 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
44.922, 3.075

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,223 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
497,848 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,353
cars / year
830
homes / year
282,868
trees to offset

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

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Montézic Power Station

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447MW · 1997

POUGET

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447MW · 1995

BROMMAT

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406MW · 2003

CHASTANG

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About this plant

Grandval is a 74 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1959.

Ranked #73 of 432 hydro plants in France, it contributes 0.33% to the country’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Grandval 22.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants include MONTEZIC (910 MW, Hydro), Montézic Power Station (910 MW, Hydro), and BROMMAT (406 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 150 km northeast of Toulouse.

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