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Orlu — 89 MW Hydroelectric

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Orlu is a 89 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
89 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
42.69, 1.91

Coordinates

Insights

#142
largest in France
#2,465
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,806
largest worldwide
1959
25 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
107
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
89 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
42.689, 1.912

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,468 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
597,418 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,623
cars per year
996
homes per year
339,442
trees to offset

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

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ASTON

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Montahut

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About this plant

Orlu is an 88.8 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1959.

Ranked #66 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 88.8 MW represents 0.39% of France’s 22,542 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Orlu 19 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are ASTON (104 MW, Hydro), Nentilla (97 MW, Hydro), and Hospitalet (L’) (93.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 30 km from Toulouse.

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