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Dégrad des Cannes — 72 MW Natural Gas

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Dégrad des Cannes is a 72 MW gas power plant located in French Guiana. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France

Operator

Location
4.86, -52.28

Coordinates

Insights

#2
largest in French Guiana
#3,510
largest Natural Gas worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
2013
14 yrs newer than avg
57
operated by Électricité de France
10
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France
Country
GUF
Coordinates
4.863, -52.276

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
139,074 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4,172,213 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
490 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

30,233
cars per year
18,543
homes per year
6,321,535
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Plants

Petit Saut

French Guiana · Hydroelectric

114MW · 1994

Kourou

French Guiana · Natural Gas

20MW

Toucan

French Guiana · Solar

5MW

About this plant

Dégrad des Cannes is a 72 MW gas power plant in French Guiana, operated by Électricité de France.

Ranked #1 of 2 gas plants in French Guiana, it represents 78.26% of the country’s total gas capacity of 92 MW. The largest gas plant in French Guiana is Dégrad des Cannes at 72 MW, making it the only significant facility in the region.

Nearby plants include Kourou (20 MW, Gas), Matoury (9.25825 MW, Solar), and Montsinéry-Tonnegrande (7.0056 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Cayenne region, approximately 15 km from the nearest major city, Cayenne.

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