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Eguzon — 72 MW Hydroelectric

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Eguzon is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1926

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
46.46, 1.61

Coordinates

Insights

#156
largest in France
#2,721
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
1926
58 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
62
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
1926
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
46.455, 1.613

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
484,393 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,316
cars per year
807
homes per year
275,223
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Eguzon is a 72 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF and commissioned in 1926.

Ranked #74 of 432 hydro plants in France, Eguzon’s 72 MW accounts for 0.32% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Eguzon 23.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Le Bourg-d’Hem (13.7 MW, Hydro), Châtelus-le-Marcheix (10.236 MW, Hydro), and Gargilesse-Dampierre (9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, approximately 50 km from Châteauroux.

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