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Power Plants in France

France has 2,155 power plants on the map, adding up to about 111 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS2,155

TOTAL CAPACITY111 GW

MOST COMMON FUELSolar

By fuel

How France’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Solar817 · 38% · 5 GW

Wind721 · 33% · 9 GW

Hydro429 · 20% · 20 GW

Biomass148 · 7% · 788 MW

Nuclear19 · 1% · 63 GW

Gas9 · 0% · 5 GW

Oil5 · 0% · 4 GW

Coal5 · 0% · 4 GW

Geothermal1 · 0% · 5 MW

Wave and Tidal1 · 0% · 240 MW

Largest power plants in France

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

5,460 MWGRAVELINESNuclear

5,320 MWPALUELNuclear

5,200 MWCATTENOMNuclear

3,660 MWCRUASNuclear

3,660 MWTRICASTIN 1Nuclear

3,640 MWBLAYAISNuclear

3,620 MWCHINONNuclear

3,580 MWBUGEYNuclear

3,560 MWDAMPIERRENuclear

3,000 MWCHOOZNuclear

2,990 MWCIVAUXNuclear

2,670 MWST ALBANNuclear

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