France

Europe

France operates 2,195 power plants with a combined capacity of 192.2 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

2,195

Total tracked

Capacity

192.2 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

20%

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Gravelines Nuclear Power Station

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Nuclear68.6%

Hydroelectric12%

Wind4.7%

Coal4.4%

Natural Gas3.2%

Solar2.6%

Largest Stations

Gravelines Nuclear Power Station

France · Nuclear

5,460MW · 1974

Gravelines Nuclear Power Station

France · Nuclear

5,460MW · 1980

Paluel Nuclear Power Plant

France · Nuclear

5,320MW · 1980

Paluel Nuclear Power Plant

France · Nuclear

5,320MW · 1986

Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant

France · Nuclear

5,200MW · 1979

Centre Nucleaire de Production d’Electricite de Cattenom

France · Nuclear

5,200MW · 1986