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Château-Guibert — 2 MW Hydroelectric

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Château-Guibert is a 2 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
2 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)

Operator

Location
46.57, -1.25

Coordinates

Insights

#1,783
largest in France
#7,684
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#35,482
largest worldwide
2000
16 yrs newer than avg
41
operated by Électricité de France…
112
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
2 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)
Country
France
Coordinates
46.574, -1.255

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
135 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
10,764 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

29
cars / year
18
homes / year
6,116
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Château-Guibert is a 1.6 MW hydro power plant in France, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #348 of 432 hydro plants in France, it accounts for 0.01% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Château-Guibert 1.06 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine (16.4 MW, Wind), Le Bernard (12.65 MW, Wind), and Longeville-sur-Mer (12.35 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Pays de la Loire region, approximately 120 km from Nantes.

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