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English Bancairon is a 50 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Commissioned
- 1933
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- EDF
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.003, 7.137
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Bancairon is a 50 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1933.
Ranked #86 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 50 MW represents 0.22% of France’s 22,542 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Bancairon 33.8 times smaller.
Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi (1,200 MW, Hydro), ENTRACQUE_CHRO (1,064 MW, Hydro), and Entracque Power Plant (1,064 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Alpes-Maritimes region, approximately 90 km north of Nice.
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