Power plant · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Villarodin Power Plant
Villarodin Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, with 360 MW of capacity.
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 |
| Start year | 1962 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 360 MW (sum of operating units, VILLARODIN 1 180 MW; VILLARODIN 2 180 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 364 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | 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 | 17W100P100P0300X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 45.2130, 6.7210 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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3 sources record Villarodin; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villarodin | asset:eic:17W100P100P0300X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| centrale hydroélectrique de Villarodin | asset:wikidata:Q56356954 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Villarodin | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0300X | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Villarodin is the 12th-largest of 29 power plants in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the 57th-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 360 MW is 0.33% 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 | 12th of 29 | 21,510 MW | 1.7% |
| France | 57th of 222 | 107,469 MW | 0.33% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,501st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Place
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.