Villarodin is a 364MW hydro power project. It is located on Villarodin river/basin in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, 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. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1966. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is currently owned by Electricite de France with a stake of 100%.
Villarodin is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 333 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 887m. The project generated 671 GWh of electricity.
The project has 2 electric generators installed at the site.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 1966.
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 180MW nameplate capacity.
For more details on Villarodin, buy the profile here.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying research used to produce this article.
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.
