Sarrans is an 183MW hydro power project. It is located on Truyere river/basin in Occitanie, France. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1929 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1931. Buy the profile here.

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Description

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

Sarrans is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 296 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 95m. The project generated 280 GWh of electricity.

The hydro power project consists of 1 turbine with 67MW nameplate capacity.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1929 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1931.

Contractors involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 40MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 1 unit of francis turbine with 61MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 45 MVA.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.