France

Castillon — 68 MW Hydroelectric

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Castillon is a 68 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
68 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1948

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
43.88, 6.54

Coordinates

Insights

#162
largest in France
#2,799
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,858
largest worldwide
1948
36 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
115
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
68 MW
Commissioned
1948
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
43.878, 6.538

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,719 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
457,482 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,243
cars / year
762
homes / year
259,933
trees to offset

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

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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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