Serre Poncon is a 384MW hydro power project. It is located on Durance river/basin in Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, 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 1955 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1960. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is currently owned by Electricite de France with a stake of 100%.
Serre Poncon is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 1,272 million cubic meter. The project generated 700 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 4 turbines, each with 90MW nameplate capacity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1955 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1960.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 96 MVA.
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