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Bessières — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Bessières is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Electricité de France

Operator

Location
43.80, 1.59

Coordinates

Insights

#1,331
largest in France
#6,588
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#30,006
largest worldwide
2009
25 yrs newer than avg
57
operated by Electricité de France
134
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricité de France
Country
France
Coordinates
43.797, 1.586

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
387 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
30,947 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

84
cars / year
52
homes / 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

Bessières is a 4.6 MW hydro power plant in France, operational since its commissioning.
Ranked #239 of 432 hydro plants in France, it contributes 0.02% of the total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Bessières 368 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Castelnau-d’Estrétefonds (13.60385 MW, Solar), Toulouse (13.59581 MW, Solar), and Avignonet-Lauragais (12.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 30 km northwest of Toulouse.

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