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Hospitalet (L’) — 93 MW Hydroelectric

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Hospitalet (L’) is a 93 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
93 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1960

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
42.59, 1.80

Coordinates

Insights

#139
largest in France
#2,398
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,611
largest worldwide
1960
24 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
94
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
93 MW
Commissioned
1960
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
42.588, 1.797

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,846 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
627,693 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,706
cars per year
1,046
homes per year
356,643
trees to offset

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

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Nentilla

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About this plant

Hospitalet (L’) is a 93.3 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1960.

Ranked #63 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 93.3 MW represents 0.41% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Hospitalet 18.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include ASTON (104 MW, Hydro), Nentilla (97 MW, Hydro), and Orlu (88.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Occitanie region, approximately 150 km south of Toulouse.

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