France

Saint Dalmas — 50 MW Hydroelectric

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Saint Dalmas is a 50 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1917

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
44.05, 7.59

Coordinates

Insights

#182
largest in France
#3,166
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#13,085
largest worldwide
1917
67 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
38
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
1917
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
44.047, 7.586

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,205 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
336,384 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

914
cars / year
561
homes / year
191,127
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Saint Dalmas is a 50 MW hydroelectric power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1917.

Ranked #86 of 432 hydro plants in France. Its 50 MW represents 0.22% of France’s 22,542 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Saint Dalmas 33.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi (1,200 MW, Hydro), ENTRACQUE_CHRO (1,064 MW, Hydro), and Entracque Power Plant (1,064 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, approximately 100 km northwest of Nice.

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