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🇫🇷 Penly

Name: Penly
Address: France

Nuclear power plant · France

Operational

Capacity≈2,660 MW

Units3

First Online1990

Construction Start1982

Output (ENTSO-E)2,480 MW · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates49.975, 1.215

Penly is a nuclear power station in France. Of its 3 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 2,660 MW. On 2026-09-03, 2 of 2 units at this site were generating, with a combined daily mean of 2,480 MW recorded in ENTSO-E grid data. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1990. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Penly

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Penly-1	Operational	PWR P4 REP 1300	1,330 MW	Construction 1982 · Grid 1990
Penly-2	Operational	PWR P4 REP 1300	1,330 MW	Construction 1984 · Grid 1992
Penly-3	Planned	PWR	—	—

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