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barrage de Pierre-Bénite Power Plant
barrage de Pierre-Bénite Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in France, with 80.8 MW of capacity, operated by Compagnie Nationale du Rhône.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1962 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Compagnie Nationale du Rhône | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 80.8 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 45.7019, 4.8422 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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.
Request researchHow it compares
barrage de Pierre-Bénite is the 147th-largest of 222 power plants in France by capacity; its 80.8 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 147th of 222 | 107,469 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,853rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.