France

L’Isle-Jourdain — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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L’Isle-Jourdain is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Electricité de France

Operator

Location
46.24, 0.70

Coordinates

Insights

#1,275
largest in France
#6,412
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#28,273
largest worldwide
2012
28 yrs newer than avg
57
operated by Electricité de France
65
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricité de France
Country
France
Coordinates
46.238, 0.699

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
429 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
34,311 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

93
cars per year
57
homes per year
19,495
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

L’Isle-Jourdain is a 5.1 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #228 of 432 hydro plants in France, it accounts for 0.02% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making L’Isle-Jourdain 331 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Civaux Nuclear Power Plant (2990 MW, Nuclear), CIVAUX (2990 MW, Nuclear), and FR_TANNIT03 (42.75 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, approximately 30 km northeast of Poitiers.

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