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France — 7 MW Hydroelectric

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France is a 7 MW hydro power plant located in Portugal. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
7 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1974

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
41.88, -8.71

Coordinates

Insights

#236
largest in %s
#6,027
largest %s worldwide
#26,611
largest worldwide
1974
%d yrs older than avg
126
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
7 MW
Commissioned
1974
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
Portugal
Coordinates
41.879, -8.706

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
589 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
47,094 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

128
cars / year
78
homes / year
26,758
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Tapada do Outeiro

Portugal · Natural Gas

990MW · 1995

Frades II

Portugal · Hydroelectric

780MW · 2005

Alto Lindoso

Portugal · Hydroelectric

630MW · 2010

Alto Douro

Portugal · Wind

253MW · 2010

Alto Minho I

Portugal · Wind

240MW · 2008

Alto da Coutada

Portugal · Wind

166MW · 2010

About this plant

France is a 7 MW hydro power plant in Portugal, commissioned in 1974. It is part of the country’s hydroelectric infrastructure.

Ranked #45 of 120 hydro plants in Portugal, France accounts for 0.26% of the total hydro capacity of 2,735 MW. The largest hydro plant in Portugal is Frades II at 780 MW, making France 111.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Alto Minho I (240 MW, Wind), P.E. TEA (48.1 MW, Wind), and Lindoso (44.1 MW, Hydro). The facility is located approximately 60 km from Porto in the northern region of Portugal.

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