Power plants

Coal power plants in France

Rare Context lists 14 coal power plants in France, with 7,686 MW of capacity between them. The largest is Cordemais (1,845 MW).

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Sorted by capacity; plants not built yet come after the others. A plant counts under each technology its register gives it.

Power plantRegionOwner or operatorCapacity
CordemaisPays de la LoireÉlectricité de France1,845 MW
Emile HuchetGrand EstGazel Energie Generation1,421 MW
Centrale thermique du Havre—Électricité de France600 MW
Provence 5Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur—595 MW
BouchainHauts-de-FranceÉlectricité de France585 MW
Centrale thermique de Vitry-sur-Seine—Électricité de France500 MW
VitryÎle-de-FranceCompagnie parisienne de chauffage urbain500 MW
MaxeGrand EstÉlectricité de France485 MW
Blenod 5Grand EstÉlectricité de France427 MW
Centrale thermique de Lucy—GazelEnergie245 MW
Provence Power Station—GazelEnergie150 MW
centrale du Gol—Albioma122 MW
centrale de Bois-Rouge—Albioma109 MW
centrale du Moule—Albioma102 MW

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Every coal power plant in France, with owners.All 14 in one file, each with its capacity and grid status. We research what the public sources leave out.

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