page_title: Rance Tidal Power Station
hierarchical_section_title: Rance Tidal Power Station
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Luftbild des Gezeitenkraftwerks Rance mit den Städten Saint-Malo auf der rechten Seite der Mündung und Dinard links English: Aerial view of the tidal barrage on the Rance and of Saint Malo Français&#160;: Vue aérienne du barrage et usine marémotrice de La Rance avec en arrière plan Saint-Malo à droite de l'estuaire (Saint-Servan en premier plan, la cité d'Aleth sur la gauche, la ville intra-muros au fond après le port, et derrière celle-ci les îlots du Petit et du Grand Bé) et Dinard à gauche de l'estuaire. On aperçoit également le rocher de Bizieux (le plus proche du Barrage) et l'île de Cézembre (au fond, au centre)
context_page_description: The Rance Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station located on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany, France.
  Opened in 1966 as the world's first tidal power station, it is currently operated by Électricité de France and was for 45 years the largest tidal power station in the world by installed capacity until the South Korean Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station surpassed it in 2011.
  Its 24 turbines reach peak output at 240 megawatts and average 57 MW, a capacity factor of approximately 24%. At an annual output of approximately 500 GWh, it supplies 0.12% of the power demand of France. The power density is of the order of 2.6 W/m². The cost of electricity production is estimated at €0.12/kWh.
  The barrage is 750 m long, from Brebis point in the west to Briantais point in the east. The power plant portion of the dam is 332.5 m long and the tidal basin measures 22.5 km².
context_section_description: The Rance Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station located on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany, France.
  Opened in 1966 as the world's first tidal power station, it is currently operated by Électricité de France and was for 45 years the largest tidal power station in the world by installed capacity until the South Korean Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station surpassed it in 2011.
  Its 24 turbines reach peak output at 240 megawatts (MW) and average 57 MW, a capacity factor of approximately 24%. At an annual output of approximately 500 GWh (491 GWh in 2009, 523 GWh in 2010), it supplies 0.12% of the power demand of France. The power density is of the order of 2.6 W/m². The cost of electricity production is estimated at €0.12/kWh.
  The barrage is 750 m (2,461 ft) long, from Brebis point in the west to Briantais point in the east. The power plant portion of the dam is 332.5 m (1,091 ft) long and the tidal basin measures 22.5 km² (9 sq mi).
caption: Aerial photograph of the Rance Tidal Power Station.
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