Power mix by fuel (France)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
France electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of France’s power emissions
Across the 67 France power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 10.9 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, DK6 (gas), accounts for about 23% of that 67-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — ENGIE SA [100%], Electricité de France SA [100%], Total Direct Énergie [100%] — control roughly 44% of that 67-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.
Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)
Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)
CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
Largest plants in France
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRAVELINES | Nuclear | 5,706 |
| 2 | PALUEL | Nuclear | 5,528 |
| 3 | CATTENOM | Nuclear | 5,448 |
| 4 | FLAMANVILLE | Nuclear | 4,414 |
| 5 | CRUAS | Nuclear | 3,824 |
| 6 | TRICASTIN 1 | Nuclear | 3,820 |
| 7 | CHINON | Nuclear | 3,816 |
| 8 | BLAYAIS | Nuclear | 3,804 |
| 9 | DAMPIERRE | Nuclear | 3,748 |
| 10 | BUGEY | Nuclear | 3,724 |
| 11 | CIVAUX | Nuclear | 3,122 |
| 12 | CHOOZ | Nuclear | 3,120 |
| 13 | PENLY | Nuclear | 2,764 |
| 14 | ST ALBAN | Nuclear | 2,762 |
| 15 | BELLEVILLE | Nuclear | 2,726 |
| 16 | GOLFECH | Nuclear | 2,726 |
| 17 | NOGENT | Nuclear | 2,726 |
| 18 | PORCHEVILLE | Oil | 2,300 |
| 19 | ST LAURENT | Nuclear | 1,912 |
| 20 | FESSENHEIM | Nuclear | 1,760 |
Power plants in France by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — France. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/france/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in France?
There are 2,178 current or operating power-plant records in France in this open dataset, with about 123,583 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in France?
GRAVELINES is the largest at about 5,706 MW (nuclear).
What fuels generate electricity in France?
The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (811 plants), across 11 fuel types in total.
How clean is France's electricity grid?
France's grid carbon intensity is about 41 gCO₂/kWh, with 94.9% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).