Power plant · Hauts-de-France, France
Pont-sur-Sambre Power Plant
Pont-sur-Sambre Power Plant is a gas power plant in Hauts-de-France, France, with 412 MW of capacity, owned by TotalEnergies.
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 | Hauts-de-France | 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 | 2009 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2007 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | TotalEnergies | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 412 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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 | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0341J | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.2300, 3.8400 | 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 Pont-sur-Sambre; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-sur-Sambre | asset:eic:17W100P100P0341J | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| centrale à cycle combiné gaz de Pont-sur-Sambre | asset:wikidata:Q11995888 | Wikidata | Same similar name, coordinates, capacity and technology |
| Pont-sur-Sambre | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0341J | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Pont-sur-Sambre is the 4th-largest of 4 power plants in Hauts-de-France and the 50th-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 412 MW is 0.38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hauts-de-France | 4th of 4 | 7,253 MW | 5.7% |
| France | 50th of 222 | 107,469 MW | 0.38% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,389th 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
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 CO2 emitters (3,717,595 tCO2e), 2 data centers, 1 processing plant and 1 substation, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Data Center | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Google Data Center GBL1 | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Electrabel Baudour | CO2 emitter | 225,749 tCO2e | — | 27 km |
| Yara Tertre | CO2 emitter | 432,549 tCO2e | — | 28 km |
| Holcim Cimenterie Obourg | CO2 emitter | 622,346 tCO2e | — | 29 km |
| Cupidon | Processing plant | — | — | 35 km |
| Courcelles 380 kV | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
Owner and place
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- Amfard Power Plant260 MW
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- Culzean Floating Wind Pilot3 MW · permitted
Other power plants in Hauts-de-France
- Gravelines5,460 MW
- DK6796 MW
- Bouchain585 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.
- Elia grid hosting capacity map. Elia grid hosting capacity map, Restricted.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- 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.
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