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Laval — 4 MW Hydroelectric

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Laval is a 4 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
4 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)

Operator

Location
45.24, 5.98

Coordinates

Insights

#1,427
largest in France
#6,812
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#31,111
largest worldwide
2010
26 yrs newer than avg
41
operated by Électricité de France…
127
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
4 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)
Country
France
Coordinates
45.236, 5.982

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
333 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
26,642 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

72
cars per year
44
homes per year
15,137
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Laval is a 3.96 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, commissioned in an undisclosed year. It ranks among 432 hydro plants in the country.

Ranked #260 of 432 hydro plants in France, Laval represents 0.02% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Laval about 426 times smaller.

Nearby plants include GRAND MAISON (1690 MW, Hydro), CHEYLAS (485 MW, Hydro), and MONTEYNARD (366 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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