Salignac is an 88MW hydro power project. It is located on Durance 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 1976.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	88	88	–	Active	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Description

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

Salignac is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 6.2 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 28m. The project generated 250 GWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1976.

Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of kaplan turbines, each with 44MW nameplate capacity.

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