France

Europe

France operates 2,195 power plants with a combined capacity of 192.2 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

2,195

Total tracked

Capacity

192.2 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

20%

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Centrale nucléaire de Gravelines

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Nuclear68.6%

Hydro12%

Wind4.7%

Coal4.4%

Gas3.2%

Solar2.6%

Largest Stations

Centrale nucléaire de Gravelines

France · Nuclear

5,460MW · 1974

GRAVELINES

France · Nuclear

5,460MW · 1980

PALUEL

France · Nuclear

5,320MW · 1980

Centrale nucléaire de Paluel

France · Nuclear

5,320MW · 1986

Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant

France · Nuclear

5,200MW · 1979

CATTENOM

France · Nuclear

5,200MW · 1991