Power plant · Centre-Val de Loire, France
Chinon Power Plant
Chinon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Centre-Val de Loire, France, with 3,620 MW of capacity, operated by Électricité de France.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | CHINON | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Centre-Val de Loire | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 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 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1984 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1957 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Électricité de France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3,620 MW (sum of operating units, CHINON 1 905 MW; CHINON 2 905 MW; CHINON 3 905 MW; CHINON 4 905 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3,620 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P01946 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P01938 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0191C | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0192A | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.2250, 0.1660 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 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 Chinon; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHINON | asset:eic:17W100P100P0191C | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Chinon Nuclear Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q1735581 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates, capacity and technology |
| CHINON | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0191C | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Chinon is the largest of 4 power plants in Centre-Val de Loire and the 7th-largest of 211 in France by capacity; its 3,620 MW is 3.7% of the 98,321 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-Val de Loire | 1st of 4 | 11,630 MW | 31% |
| France | 7th of 211 | 98,321 MW | 3.7% |
| All power plants in our data | 15th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | 0.21% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Operator and place
More from Électricité de France
- Gravelines Nuclear Power Station5,460 MW
- Paluel Nuclear Power Plant5,320 MW
- Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant5,200 MW
- Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant4,280 MW
- Tricastin nuclear power plant3,660 MW
- Cruas Nuclear Power Plant3,660 MW
- Blayais Nuclear Power Plant3,640 MW
- Bugey Nuclear Power Plant3,580 MW
Other power plants in Centre-Val de Loire
- Dampierre3,560 MW
- Belleville2,620 MW
- St Laurent1,830 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.