Chancy-Pougny hydroelectric plant

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Chancy-Pougny hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant on the border of Geneve, Switzerland and , France.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Chancy-Pougny hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Operating	1925	54 MW	5	Run-of-river	Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) [27%]; Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) [72%]	Société des Forces Motrices de Chancy-Pougny

Location

Table 2: Location details for Chancy-Pougny hydroelectric plant

Cross-border location 1	Cross-border location 2	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France	Rhône	46.1604, 5.9766 (exact)

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