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Saint-Maurice-Navacelles — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Saint-Maurice-Navacelles is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2005

Year online

Owner
Electricité de France

Operator

Location
43.84, 3.51

Coordinates

Insights

#1,331
largest in France
#6,588
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#30,006
largest worldwide
2005
21 yrs newer than avg
57
operated by Electricité de France
150
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2005
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricité de France
Country
France
Coordinates
43.845, 3.506

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
387 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
30,947 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

84
cars per year
52
homes per year
17,584
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Saint-Maurice-Navacelles is a 4.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #239 of 432 hydro plants in France, it accounts for 0.02% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Saint-Maurice-Navacelles 367 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Aumelas (36 MW, Wind), Villeveyrac (14 MW, Wind), and Murles (12 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 30 km northwest of Montpellier.

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