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Ocana — 43 MW Hydroelectric

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Ocana is a 43 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
43 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1961

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
41.95, 8.94

Coordinates

Insights

#198
largest in France
#3,398
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,916
largest worldwide
1961
23 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
36
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
43 MW
Commissioned
1961
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
41.946, 8.935

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,574 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
285,926 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

777
cars / year
477
homes / year
162,458
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Centrale du Vazzio

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152MW · 1981

Castirla

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55MW · 1968

Lugo Di Nazza

France · Hydroelectric

39MW · 1991

Ghisonaccia

France · Solar

12MW · 2015

Folelli

France · Solar

12MW · 2016

Aghione 3

France · Solar

12MW

About this plant

Ocana is a 42.5 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1961.

Ranked #96 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 42.5 MW represents 0.19% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Ocana 39.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Centrale du Vazzio (152.3 MW, Oil), Castirla (54.5 MW, Hydro), and Lugo Di Nazza (39 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Corsica, approximately 50 km from the city of Ajaccio.

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