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Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
Electricité de France (EDF)

Operator

Location
44.80, 6.11

Coordinates

Insights

#821
largest in France
#5,463
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
2018
34 yrs newer than avg
41
operated by Electricité de France…
123
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricité de France (EDF)
Country
France
Coordinates
44.798, 6.113

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
841 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
67,277 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

183
cars per year
112
homes per year
38,225
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard is a 10 MW hydro power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #159 of 432 hydro plants in France, Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard accounts for 0.04% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard 169 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include GRAND MAISON (1,690 MW, Hydro), SERRE PONCON (384 MW, Hydro), and MONTEYNARD (366 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, approximately 150 km southeast of Grenoble.

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