List of power stations in France
Introduction The following page lists all '''power stations in France'''.
Geothermal  Station Location Capacity (MW) Bouillante 2 Power Plant Bouillante, Guadeloupe 15
Nuclear  Name Location Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Entered operation Notesgallery Belleville NPP  Belleville-sur-Loire   PWR (''pressurized water reactor)'''''2,620''' (2 x 1,310)  1987-1988  Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''Belleville NPP Blayais NPP  Braud-et-Saint-Louis   PWR '''3,640''' (4 x 910) 1981-1983 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''Blayais NPP Bugey  Saint-Vulbas   PWR '''3,580''' (2 x 910, 2 x 880) 1972  (retired 1994)  Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' and one 550 MW GCR reactors was retiredBugey NPP Cattenom NPP  Cattenom   PWR '''5,200''' (4 x 1,300)  1986-1991 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Cattenom NPP Chinon NPP  Avoine   PWR  '''3,620''' (4 X 905)  1988 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' and 3 GCR reactors was retired (70 180 and 360 MW) Chinon NPP Chooz-B NPP  Chooz   PWR  '''3,000''' (2 x 1,500) 1998-2000  Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''  '''Chooz-A''' is the first PWR reactor in Europe with capacity 310MWe began operation Apr 1967 and retired 1991Chooz NPP Civaux NPP  Civaux   PWR  '''2,990''' (2 x 1,495) 1998-2000 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Civaux NPP Cruas NPP  Cruas   PWR  '''3,660''' (4 X 915) 1983-1984 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''Cruas NPPThe power plant at night Dampierre NPP  Dampierre-en-Burly   PWR  '''3,560''' (4 x 890)  1980-1981 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Dampierre NPP Fessenheim NPP  Fessenheim   PWR  '''1,760''' (2x 880)  1977 (retired 2020) Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''  Unit 1 closed in February 2020 and Unit 2 in June.Fessenheim NPP Flamanville NPP  Flamanville   PWR  '''4,230''' (2 x 1,330, 1 x 1,570)  1985-2020  Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''   the first EPR  (PWR 3rd generation) reactor in France, under construction, production's startup expected in 2020, the 100th reactor ordered from '''Framatome''' Flamanville NPP (the third reactor is under construction) Golfech NPP  Golfech   PWR  '''2,620''' (2 x 1,310) 1991-1993 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Golfech NPP Gravelines NPP  Gravelines   PWR  '''5,460''' (6 x 910) 1980-1985 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Gravelines NPP Nogent NPP  Nogent-sur-Seine   PWR   '''2,620''' (2 x 1,310) 1987-1988 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Nogent-sur-Seine NPP Paluel NPP  Paluel   PWR  '''5,400''' (4 x 1,300) 1985-1986 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Paluel NPP Penly NPP  Penly   PWR '''2,660''' (2 x 1,330) 1990-1992 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' Penly NPP Saint-Alban NPP  Saint-Alban-du-Rhône   PWR  '''2,670''' (2 x 1,335) 1985-1986 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''Saint-Alban NPP Saint-Laurent-B NPP  Saint-Laurent-Nouan   PWR  '''1,830''' (2 x 915) 1981 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom''' and 2 GCR reactors was retired (500 and 530 MW)Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux NPP Tricastin NPC  Bollène   PWR  '''3,660''' (4 x 915) 1983-1984 Reactor supplier '''Framatome'''  T/G supplier '''Alstom'''Tricastin NPP in the foreground (the 2 cooling tower belong to the old uranium enrichment plant in the background (which consumes 3/4 of the Tricastin Plant output)) '''Retired reactors''' Brennilis NPP  Brennilis   HWGCR (''heavy water gas-cooled reactor'') '''70''' 1967  retired 1985heavy water reactor, only one of its kind in FranceBrennilis NPP Marcoule-G1  Bagnols-sur-Cèze   GCR (''gas-cooled reactor'') '''5''' 1956  retired 1968  Reactor supplier '''SACM'''  T/G supplier '''Rateau'''Marcoule nuclear site. G1 is the yellow building Marcoule-G2 & G3  Bagnols-sur-Cèze   GCR  '''86''' (2 x 43) 1959  retired 1984  Reactor supplier '''SACM'''  T/G supplier '''Rateau'''G2 and G3 at Marcoule Phénix  Bagnols-sur-Cèze   FBR (''Fast Breeder reactor'') '''250''' 1973  retired 2009 Reactor supplier '''CEM'''  T/G supplier '''CEM'''on the left : Phénix reactor; on the right G2 & G3 Superphénix  Creys-Mépieu   FBR  '''1,242''' 1986  retired 1998  Reactor supplier '''Novatome'''  T/G supplier '''Ansaldo'''Superphénix reactor
Thermal  Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Operational Notes Provence Power Station  Gardanne    750 MW (600 MW (coal) + 150 MW (wood-fired))  1958-2021  297 m tall chimney, managed by GazelEnergie. Unit 4 Biomass in partial operation Le Havre Power Station  Le Havre    600 MW (coal)  1969-2021  managed by EDF Cordemais Power Station  Cordemais    1,200 MW (2 × 600 MW (coal))  1967-today  managed by EDF Émile Huchet Power Station  Saint-Avold    1,478 MW (1 × 618 MW (coal) + 2* 430 MW (oil))  1948-today  managed by GazelEnergie
Hydroelectric  Station  Location  Coordinates  Capacity (MW)   Grand'Maison Dam  Isère   1800  Charmes Dam  Beauchastel     223  Bort-les-Orgues Dam  Bort-les-Orgues    240  La Roche de Glun Dam  Bourg lès Valence    186  Caderousse dam  Caderousse    156   Chastang Dam  Belvedere    282  Rochemaure Dam  Chateauneuf du Rhône    285  Donzère-Mondragon (Bollène) dam  Saint-Pierre de Senos    354   Eguzon dam  Éguzon-Chantôme     72  Génissiat Dam  Génissiat    396  l'Aigle Dam  Aynes    133   Marèges Dam  Marèges    272  Monteynard Power Station  La Motte Saint Martin    364  Le Pouget  Mas Audran    444.5  La Bâthie Power Station  Boudin    546  Sarrans dam  Sarrans    155  Saulce sur Rhône (Loriol Le Pouzin Dam)  Le Pouzin    211  Serre-Ponçon Power Station  Rousset    380  Tignes Dam (Brevieres/Malgovert)  Tignes    428  Vallorcine Power Station (Emosson Dam)  Vallorcine    189  Vogelgrun Power Station  Vogelgrun    140  Vouglans Dam  Vouglans    262  Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant  Revin    800
See also * List of power stations in Europe* List of largest power stations in the world
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