Saint-François is a 4.3 MW wind power plant in Guadeloupe, France. It is operated by Boralex Inc [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.7k homes (estimated). It ranks #1396 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 8.2% 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 WRI1024978.
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 4.3 MW, Saint-François is below the median wind plant in France (11.5 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of France wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 9,164 MW across 721 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 475 of 569 dated wind plants in France are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in France
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Boralex Inc [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 16.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt 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 #658 largest wind power plant of 721 in France by capacity.
France has 721 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 9,164 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Saint-François · Solar · 7.8 MW · Guadeloupe
- Le Moule Power Station · Coal · 102 MW · Guadeloupe
- Le Moule · Solar · 9.9 MW · Guadeloupe
- Petit-Canal · Wind · 9.5 MW · Guadeloupe
- Petit-Canal · Solar · 13.49 MW · Guadeloupe
- Les Abymes · Solar · 2.8 MW · Guadeloupe
Location
Coordinates 16.273, -61.2811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Saint-François?
Saint-François is a 4.3 MW wind power plant in Guadeloupe, France, commissioned in 2015.
Who operates Saint-François?
Saint-François is operated by Boralex Inc [100%].