Power plant · Grand Est, France
Emile Huchet Power Plant
Emile Huchet Power Plant is a coal power plant in Grand Est, France, with 1,421 MW of capacity, operated by Gazel Energie Generation.
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 | Grand Est | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | France | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | ZI de St Avold, /, 57500 Saint Avold | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · 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 | 1952 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Gazel Energie Generation | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,421 MW (sum of operating units, EMILE HUCHET 6 595 MW; EMILE HUCHET 7 413 MW; EMILE HUCHET 8 413 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,421 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal (registered as Fossil Hard coal) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 265,024 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P03558 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0342H | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0345B | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0344D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0343F | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 49.1200, 6.7100 | 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.
Request researchAlso recorded as
4 sources record Emile Huchet; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emile Huchet | asset:eic:17W100P100P0342H | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Gazel Energie Generation - Centrale Emile Huchet | asset:eu-ets:fr-1133 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and coordinates |
| Émile-Huchet | asset:wikidata:Q28496355 | Wikidata | Same name and capacity |
| Emile Huchet | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0343F | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Emile Huchet is the 5th-largest of 17 power plants in Grand Est and the 23rd-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 1,421 MW is 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Est | 5th of 17 | 17,364 MW | 8.2% |
| France | 23rd of 222 | 107,469 MW | 1.3% |
| All power plants in our data | 240th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 265,024 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 54 substations, 7 CO2 emitters (6,038,163 tCO2e) and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazel Energie Generation - Centrale Emile Huchet | CO2 emitter | 265,024 tCO2e | — | 1.0 km |
| Umspannanlage Geislautern | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Schaffhausen | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Überherrn | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Einheitliche Anlage Stahlwerk Saarstahl AG | CO2 emitter | 161,995 tCO2e | — | 18 km |
| Inexio | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Einheitliche Anlage Stahlwerk Dillinger Hütte | CO2 emitter | 349,711 tCO2e | — | 26 km |
| Open Skies One | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Rechenzentrum | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Grand Est
- Cattenom5,200 MW
- Chooz3,000 MW
- Nogent2,620 MW
- Fessenheim1,760 MW
- Revin808 MW
- Maxe485 MW
- Blenod 5427 MW
- Croix-de-Metz413 MW
Data on this page
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- 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.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- 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.