Bancairon is a 50MW hydro power project. It is located on Tinne river/basin in Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1929.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 50 50 Active Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Description

The project is currently owned by Electricite de France with a stake of 100%.

Bancairon is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 287m. The project generated 250 GWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1929.

Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 5 units of pelton turbines, each with 10MW nameplate capacity.

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