Power plant · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
BOURG les Valence Power Plant
BOURG les Valence Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, with 180 MW of capacity, operated by Compagnie Nationale du Rhône.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1968 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Compagnie Nationale du Rhône | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 180 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 186 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Run-of-river hydro (registered as Hydro Run-of-river and poundage) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0320R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 44.9610, 4.8720 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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3 sources record BOURG les Valence; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOURG les Valence | asset:eic:17W100P100P0320R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| centrale électrique de Bourg-lès-Valence | asset:wikidata:Q11962030 | Wikidata | Same similar name, coordinates and capacity |
| BOURG les Valence | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0320R | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
BOURG les Valence is the 18th-largest of 29 power plants in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the 86th-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 180 MW is 0.17% of the 107,469 MW we hold for France. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18th of 29 | 21,510 MW | 0.84% |
| France | 86th of 222 | 107,469 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,954th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Operator and place
More from Compagnie Nationale du Rhône
- Génissiat Dam401 MW
- Centrale hydroélectrique de Châteauneuf-du-Rhône295 MW
- centrale hydroélectrique de Beauchastel222 MW
- centrale hydroélectrique Joseph Béthenod210 MW
- centrale hydroélectrique de Gervans116 MW
- Usine-écluse d'Avignon110 MW
- Chautagne hydroelectric power station90 MW
- barrage de Pierre-Bénite80.8 MW
Other power plants in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Cruas3,660 MW
- Tricastin3,660 MW
- Bugey3,580 MW
- St Alban2,670 MW
- Grand Maison1,857 MW
- Super Bissorte770 MW
- Cheylas518 MW
- Genissiat420 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.