ENERSOL TIOXIDE is a 55 MW gas power plant in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 62k homes (estimated). It ranks #164 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 31,176 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 7.3k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 3.0% 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 CT-170.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 55 MW, ENERSOL TIOXIDE is below the median gas plant in France (87.2 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~31,176 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of France gas capacity
- 0.7% of 7,707 MW across 34 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in France
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 51.0°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 9% above 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: 54/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #21 largest gas power plant of 34 in France by capacity.
France has 34 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 7,707 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Calais · Biomass · 0.95 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Coquelles · Wind · 2.4 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Fiennes · Wind · 12 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- GRAVELINES · Nuclear · 5,706 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Sainte-Marie-Kerque · Biomass · 1.5 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Loon-Plage · Wind · 12 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Location
Coordinates 50.967, 1.878 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is ENERSOL TIOXIDE?
ENERSOL TIOXIDE is a 55 MW gas power plant in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
How much CO₂ does ENERSOL TIOXIDE emit?
ENERSOL TIOXIDE has modelled emissions of about 31,176 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).