Castillon is a 68 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 68 MW
- Commissioned
- 1948
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- EDF
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.878, 6.538
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Castillon is a 68 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1948. It is one of 432 hydro plants in the country, contributing to a total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW.
Ranked #78 of 432 hydro plants in France, Castillon accounts for 0.3% of the country’s hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Castillon 24.85 times smaller.
Nearby plants include SAINTE CROIX (132.3 MW, Hydro), Barrage de Sainte-Croix (132 MW, Hydro), and MONTPEZAT (131.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, approximately 50 km northeast of Marseille.
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