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Manosque-Voix — 55 MW Hydroelectric

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Manosque-Voix is a 55 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
55 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1969

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
43.88, 5.86

Coordinates

Insights

#177
largest in France
#3,062
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,712
largest worldwide
1969
15 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
135
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
55 MW
Commissioned
1969
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
43.877, 5.863

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,625 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
370,022 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,005
cars per year
617
homes per year
210,240
trees to offset

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

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CRUAS

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GRAND MAISON

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About this plant

Manosque-Voix is a 55 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1969.

Ranked #84 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 55 MW represents 0.24% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Manosque-Voix 30.7 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are PROVENCE 5 (595 MW, Coal), SISTERON (214 MW, Hydro), and ORAISON (187 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, approximately 60 km from Marseille.

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