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Méolans-Revel — 4 MW Hydroelectric

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

Capacity
4 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France

Operator

Location
44.37, 6.50

Coordinates

Insights

#1,450
largest in France
#6,860
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#31,371
largest worldwide
2000
16 yrs newer than avg
57
operated by Électricité de France
137
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
4 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France
Country
France
Coordinates
44.371, 6.498

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
303 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
24,220 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

66
cars per year
40
homes per year
13,761
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

BUGEY

France · Nuclear

3,580MW · 1978

Bugey Nuclear Power Plant

France · Nuclear

3,580MW · 1965

GRAND MAISON

France · Hydroelectric

1,690MW · 1985

Superphénix

France · Nuclear

1,200MW · 1996

MARTIGUES PONTEAU

France · Natural Gas

930MW · 1995

SUPER BISSORTE

France · Hydroelectric

742MW · 1998

About this plant

Méolans-Revel is a 3.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in France.

Ranked #268 of 432 hydro plants in France, Méolans-Revel’s 3.6 MW 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 Méolans-Revel 469 times smaller.

Nearby plants include SERRE PONCON (384 MW, Hydro), CURBANS (139 MW, Hydro), and Argentiere-La Bessee (38 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, approximately 150 km from Marseille.

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