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Jouques — 78 MW Hydroelectric

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Jouques is a 78 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
78 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
43.68, 5.66

Coordinates

Insights

#151
largest in France
#2,628
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,306
largest worldwide
1959
25 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
147
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
78 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
43.681, 5.656

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,559 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
524,759 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,426
cars / year
875
homes / year
298,159
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Cruas Nuclear Power Plant

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3,660MW · 1984

Tricastin nuclear power plant

France · Nuclear

3,660MW · 1974

TRICASTIN 1

France · Nuclear

3,660MW · 1983

CRUAS

France · Nuclear

3,660MW · 1983

GRAND MAISON

France · Hydroelectric

1,690MW · 1985

Thermal power plant of Aramon

France · Coal

1,370MW · 1982

About this plant

Jouques is a 78 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1959.

Ranked #71 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 78 MW represents 0.35% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Jouques 21.67 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are PROVENCE 5 (595 MW, Coal), ORAISON (187 MW, Hydro), and SAINT ESTEVE (141 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, approximately 30 km from Marseille.

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