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Villerest — 58 MW Hydroelectric

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Villerest is a 58 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
58 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1984

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
45.99, 4.05

Coordinates

Insights

#170
largest in France
#3,015
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,562
largest worldwide
1984
at fleet average
188
operated by EDF
55
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
58 MW
Commissioned
1984
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
45.987, 4.049

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,878 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
390,205 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,060
cars / year
650
homes / year
221,708
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Villerest is a 58 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF and commissioned in 1984.

Ranked #81 of 432 hydro plants in France. This plant’s capacity accounts for 0.26% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Villerest 29 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Laprugne (16.08 MW, Wind), Saint-Cyprien (9.2203 MW, Solar), and Châtel-Montagne (8.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 100 km west of Lyon.

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