List of power stations in France
The following page lists all power stations in France.
Geothermal
| Station | Location | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|
| Bouillante 2 Power Plant[1] | Bouillante, Guadeloupe | 15 |
Nuclear
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Entered operation | Notes | gallery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville NPP | Belleville-sur-Loire | 47.510534°N 2.8761864°E | 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 | 45.255833°N 0.693056°W | PWR | 3,640 (4 x 910) | 1981-1983 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Blayais NPP |
| Bugey | Saint-Vulbas | 45.798333°N 5.270833°E | 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 retired |
 Bugey NPP |
| Cattenom NPP | Cattenom | 49.4158°N 6.2181°E | PWR | 5,200 (4 x 1,300) | 1986-1991 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Cattenom NPP |
| Chinon NPP | Avoine | 47.230556°N 0.170556°E | 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 | 50.09°N 4.789444°E | 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 1991 |
 Chooz NPP |
| Civaux NPP | Civaux | 46.456667°N 0.652778°E | PWR | 2,990 (2 x 1,495) | 1998-2000 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Civaux NPP |
| Cruas NPP | Cruas | 44.633056°N 4.756667°E | PWR | 3,660 (4 X 915) | 1983-1984 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
.JPG.webp) Cruas NPP  The power plant at night |
| Dampierre NPP | Dampierre-en-Burly | 47.7336808°N 2.5172853°E | PWR | 3,560 (4 x 890) | 1980-1981 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Dampierre NPP |
| Fessenheim NPP | Fessenheim | 47.9032247°N 7.5623059°E | 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. |
.jpg.webp) Fessenheim NPP |
| Flamanville NPP | Flamanville | 49.536389°N 1.881667°W | 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 | 44.1067°N 0.8453°E | PWR | 2,620 (2 x 1,310) | 1991-1993 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Golfech NPP |
| Gravelines NPP | Gravelines | 51.015278°N 2.136111°E | PWR | 5,460 (6 x 910) | 1980-1985 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Gravelines NPP |
| Nogent NPP | Nogent-sur-Seine | 48.515278°N 3.517778°E | PWR | 2,620 (2 x 1,310) | 1987-1988 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Nogent-sur-Seine NPP |
| Paluel NPP | Paluel | 49.858056°N 0.635556°E | PWR | 5,400 (4 x 1,300) | 1985-1986 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
 Paluel NPP |
| Penly NPP | Penly | 49.976667°N 1.211944°E | 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 | 45.4042957°N 4.7555351°E | 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 | 47.72°N 1.5775°E | 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 | 44.329722°N 4.732222°E | 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 | 48.3533°N 3.872203°W | HWGCR (heavy water gas-cooled reactor) | 70 | 1967 retired 1985 | heavy water reactor, only one of its kind in France |  Brennilis NPP |
| Marcoule-G1 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44.143333°N 4.709444°E | 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 | 44.143333°N 4.709444°E | GCR | 86 (2 x 43) | 1959 retired 1984 | Reactor supplier SACM T/G supplier Rateau |
 G2 and G3 at Marcoule |
| Phénix | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44.143333°N 4.711667°E | 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 | 45.758333°N 5.472222°E | 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 | 43.468°N 5.486°E | 750 MW (600 MW (coal) + 150 MW (wood-fired)) | 1958-today | 297 m tall chimney, managed by Uniper |
| Le Havre Power Station | Le Havre | 49.475°N 0.148°E | 600 MW (coal) | 1969-today | managed by EDF SA |
| Cordemais Power Station | Cordemais | 47.276°N 1.877°W | 1,200 MW (2 × 600 MW (coal)) | 1967-today | managed by EDF SA |
| Émile Huchet Power Station | Saint-Avold | 49.153°N 6.703°E | 1,478 MW (1 × 618 MW (coal) + 2* 430 MW (oil)) | 1948-today | managed by Uniper |
Hydroelectric
See also
- List of power stations in Europe
- List of largest power stations in the world
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