Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station is a 48 MW oil power plant in Haute-Normandie, France. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 36k homes (estimated). It ranks #179 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 134,675 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 31k 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 CT-148.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001007713; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 48 MW, Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station is below 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.
~134,675 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 oil capacity
- 0.8% 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)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in France
Installed capacity (MW), 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 49.5°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 3% 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: 51/100 — 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 #13 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
- Ratier power station · Oil · 44 MW · Haute-Normandie
- Gonfreville-l'Orcher · Biomass · 1.1 MW · Haute-Normandie
- HAVRE 4 · Coal · 580 MW · Haute-Normandie
- Le Havre · Solar · 13.71 MW · Haute-Normandie
- Saint-Jean-de-Folleville · Biomass · 18.5 MW · Haute-Normandie
- Campigny · Wind · 10 MW · Haute-Normandie
Location
Coordinates 49.4754, 0.2954 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station?
Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station is a 48 MW oil power plant in Haute-Normandie, France.
How much CO₂ does Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station emit?
Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station has modelled emissions of about 134,675 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).