Combe d’Avrieux is a 123MW hydro power project. It is located on arc 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 1975.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 123 123 Active Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Description

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

Combe d’Avrieux is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 850m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1975.

Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of pelton turbines, each with 5MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 1 unit of pelton turbine with 131MW nameplate capacity.

Methodology

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