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Mazet — 56 MW Hydroelectric

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Mazet is a 56 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
56 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1951

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
45.80, 1.80

Coordinates

Insights

#174
largest in %s
#3,038
largest %s worldwide
#12,653
largest worldwide
1951
%d yrs older than avg
188
operated by %s
72
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
56 MW
Commissioned
1951
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
45.801, 1.803

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,709 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
376,750 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,024
cars / year
628
homes / year
214,063
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Mazet is a 56 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1951.

Ranked #83 of 432 hydro plants in France, Mazet’s 56 MW represents 0.25% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Mazet 30.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Bujaleuf (12.8 MW, Hydro), Saint-Julien-le-Petit (10.8 MW, Hydro), and Châtelus-le-Marcheix (10.236 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, approximately 40 km southwest of Limoges.

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