Provence power station — France

Provence power station is a 49 MW oil power plant in Bouches-du-Rhône, France. It is operated by Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 37k homes (estimated). It ranks #173 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 37,385 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 8.7k 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 GOGPT_provence_france.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 49 MW, Provence power station is below the median oil plant in France (133 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.

37,385 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

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).

Owner

Operated by Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.5°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 23% 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: 41/100 — 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 marine corrosion 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 #12 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

• PROVENCE 5 · Coal · 595 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• Gardanne · Solar · 10.1 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• Meyreuil · Solar · 1.1 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• Fuveau · Solar · 5 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde · Hydro · 1.6 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• Aix-en-Provence · Biomass · 4.2 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Location

Coordinates 43.469475, 5.487544 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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