CORDEMAIS is a 1,370 MW oil power station in Pays de la Loire, France. Based on reported annual generation of 1,437 GWh, it can supply roughly 411k homes. It ranks #24 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 299,672 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 70k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 1.8% of France's electricity; the national grid averages 41 gCO₂/kWh (94.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002712.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,370 MW, CORDEMAIS is well above the median oil plant in France (133 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
299,672 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Load factor
- 12%, from 1,437 GWh of reported generation; the median for 5 oil plants in France that report generation is 2%
- Share of France oil capacity
- 23.1% of 5,920 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 7% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 47/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest oil power plant of 18 in France by capacity.
France has 18 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 5,920 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- CORDEMAIS 4 · Coal · 1,260 MW · Pays de la Loire
- Le Carnet nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 6,000 MW ·
- Couëron · Biomass · 6.3 MW · Pays de la Loire
- Chauvé · Wind · 12 MW · Pays de la Loire
- Campbon · Wind · 12 MW · Pays de la Loire
- Saint-Herblain · Solar · 1.2 MW · Pays de la Loire
Location
Coordinates 47.2754, -1.8767 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is CORDEMAIS?
CORDEMAIS is a 1,370 MW oil power plant in Pays de la Loire, France.
How much electricity does CORDEMAIS generate?
CORDEMAIS generates about 1,437 GWh of electricity per year.
How much CO₂ does CORDEMAIS emit?
CORDEMAIS has measured emissions of about 299,672 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).