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Salignac — 88 MW Hydroelectric

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Salignac is a 88 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
88 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1976

Year online

Owner
EDF

Operator

Location
44.14, 5.98

Coordinates

Insights

#143
largest in France
#2,470
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,818
largest worldwide
1976
8 yrs older than avg
188
operated by EDF
139
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
88 MW
Commissioned
1976
Status
Operational
Owner
EDF
Country
France
Coordinates
44.138, 5.979

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,400 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
592,036 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,609
cars / year
987
homes / year
336,384
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Salignac is an 88 MW hydro power plant in France, operated by EDF since 1976.

Ranked #67 of 432 hydro plants in France, Salignac’s 88 MW represents 0.39% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Salignac 19.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include SERRE PONCON (384 MW, Hydro), SISTERON (214 MW, Hydro), and ORAISON (187 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, approximately 150 km from Marseille.

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