Power plant · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Saint Chamas Power Plant
Saint Chamas Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with 159 MW of capacity, owned 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 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 | 1965 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1966 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Électricité de France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Électricité de France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 159 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 | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0296Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.5270, 5.0730 | 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 Saint Chamas; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Chamas | asset:eic:17W100P100P0296Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| centrale de Saint-Chamas | asset:wikidata:Q56357086 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Saint Chamas | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0296Z | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Saint Chamas is the 9th-largest of 16 power plants in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the 91st-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 159 MW is 0.15% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9th of 16 | 4,612 MW | 3.4% |
| France | 91st of 222 | 107,469 MW | 0.15% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,051st 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
Owner, operator and place
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- Combigolfe425 MW
- Serre Poncon384 MW
- Donzere Mondragon348 MW
- Sisteron250 MW
- Oraison187 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.