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Castirla — 55 MW Hydroelectric

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Castirla is a 55 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
55 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1968

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
42.38, 9.13

Coordinates

Insights

#179
largest in %s
#3,078
largest %s worldwide
#12,773
largest worldwide
1968
%d yrs older than avg
188
operated by %s
36
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
55 MW
Commissioned
1968
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
42.380, 9.134

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,583 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
366,659 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

996
cars / year
611
homes / year
208,329
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Centrale du Vazzio

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152MW · 1981

Ocana

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43MW · 1961

Lugo Di Nazza

France · Hydroelectric

39MW · 1991

Ghisonaccia

France · Solar

12MW · 2015

Folelli

France · Solar

12MW · 2016

Aghione 3

France · Solar

12MW

About this plant

Castirla is a 54.5 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1968.

Ranked #85 of 432 hydro plants in France, Castirla’s 54.5 MW represents 0.24% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Castirla 31 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Centrale du Vazzio (152.3 MW, Oil), Ocana (42.5 MW, Hydro), and Lugo Di Nazza (39 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Corsica region, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city, Ajaccio.

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