Located upstream of the Vallabrègues dam, the new power plant reinforces the site's productivity by converting part of the flow to the natural arm of the Rhone into energy. It is built at the point where the road passed a few years ago. With a fall height of 11 meters and equipped with a turbine of 8.5 MW, it produces 60 million kWh per year, i.e. the equivalent of the annual consumption of 26 000 inhabitants. The energy produced is put on the E…
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The Compagnie nationale du Rhône (CNR) has inaugurated a new hydropower plant in Vallabrègues, in the Gard. The last large hydropower plant on the Rhône dates back almost forty years. Started in 2021 as part of the 5Rhône plans, the company's main...
Located upstream of the Vallabrègues dam, the new power plant reinforces the site's productivity by converting part of the flow to the natural arm of the Rhone into energy. It is built at the point where the road passed a few years ago. With a fall height of 11 meters and equipped with a turbine of 8.5 MW, it produces 60 million kWh per year, i.e. the equivalent of the annual consumption of 26 000 inhabitants. The energy produced is put on the E…