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Artouste — 88 MW Hydroelectric

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Artouste is a 88 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
88 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1947

Year online

Owner
GDF-SUEZ

Operator

Location
42.89, -0.41

Coordinates

Insights

#143
largest in %s
#2,470
largest %s worldwide
#10,818
largest worldwide
1947
%d yrs older than avg
14
operated by %s
75
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
88 MW
Commissioned
1947
Status
Operational
Owner
GDF-SUEZ
Country
France
Coordinates
42.887, -0.411

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,400 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
592,036 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,609
cars / year
987
homes / year
336,384
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Artouste is an 88 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by GDF-SUEZ since 1947.

Ranked #67 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 88 MW represents 0.39% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Artouste 19.2 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are PRAGNERES (189.2 MW, Hydro) and IP 1 (88.85 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Occitanie region, approximately 150 km southwest of Toulouse.

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