Track record

Sale of a company operating two hydropower plants located in the Aude department. These installations benefit from a gross head of 5 m and water rights, with a grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) base, for a total maximum gross capacity (PMB) of 2 MW. Freehold via an SCI included in the scope of the sale. Both sites hold H07 contracts, each corresponding to an installed capacity of 400 kW. Combined average annual output is 3.2 GWh, generating revenue of around €414k. Potential to increase annual output to 4 GWh, for average forecast revenue of €600k to €630k under an EDF H16 bis CR contract. Environmental compliance works recently completed.

Sale of a company owning 3 cascading hydropower plants located in the Vosges, with a total installed capacity of 860 kW. These freehold plants hold prefectoral authorisations and benefit from heads of between 5 and 15 m. Total average output is 2 GWh, for average revenue of €300k under an EDF H07 contract. Each plant also holds an AR DCC H16 OA.

Sale of a company owning a 400 kW hydropower plant located in Tarn. This plant holds a prefectoral authorisation until 2035 and benefits from a 35 m head. Average output is 1.2 GWh, for average revenue of €170k under an EDF H07 contract expiring at the end of 2036.

Sale of a company operating a freehold hydropower plant located in the Vosges department. The site holds a prefectoral authorisation for a maximum gross capacity of 446 kW under a 6.5 m head. The plant has an EDF H07 contract for a capacity of 270 kW. Average annual output is around 556 MWh/year, generating average revenue of €77k.

Sale of a company owning a hydropower plant located in Tarn-et-Garonne. This plant has just obtained the renewal of its prefectoral authorisation for a period of 30 years. It benefits from a head of 2.3 m for a diverted flow of 26 m3/s. Average annual output is 1.3 GWh, for average revenue of €167k under an EDF H07 contract. The plant requires refurbishment, and environmental compliance works are to be expected. After refurbishment, forecast annual output should reach 1.9 GWh, for average forecast revenue of €365k under an EDF H16 contract. Freehold, including the dam's anchorage on both banks.

Sale of a 474 kW hydropower plant located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation of 612 W with a grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) base of 474 kW. Average output is 3 GWh/year, for average revenue of €325k/year under an EDF H07 contract. Forecast annual output after refurbishment is between 2.6 and 3.5 GWh, for forecast revenue of between €456k and €535k. Freehold.

Sale of a company owning a hydropower plant located in Ariège. This plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with the following key characteristics: Installed capacity: 170 kW Prefectoral authorisation: 246 kW Head: 10.5 m Average annual output: 400 MWh Average revenue: €50k/year under EDF H07 OA contract Forecast annual output: 780 MWh/year for forecast revenue of €135k/year under EDF H16 OA contract Freehold

Sale of a company operating a high-head hydropower plant located in the Cantal department. The site benefits from a gross head of 260.47 m, allowing the operation of a Pelton turbine with an installed capacity of 1,450 kVA. Refurbishment works were carried out on the dam in 2024. The plant holds an H07 contract covering a capacity of 1,241 kW. Average annual output is around 3.5 GWh, generating revenue of close to €362k.

Sale of a company owning a hydropower plant located in Ariège. Key characteristics: Installed capacity: 400 kW Prefectoral authorisation: 862 kW, of which 612 kW under grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) Head: 17.6 m Average annual output: 2.5 GWh Average revenue: €305k/year under EDF H07 OA contract Freehold

Sale of a company operating two hydropower plants in Ardèche. Low-head plant This freehold plant holds an authorisation for 412 kW with a head of 3 metres and a diverted flow of 14 m³/s. It is equipped with 2 turbines with a combined capacity of 330 kW. Following technical issues, it is almost at a standstill, with average output of 0.2 GWh/year. Medium-head plant It holds an authorisation for 294 kW under a gross head of 15 metres, has an EDF H07 contract and generates annual revenue of €101k. This owned plant is equipped with 2 Francis turbines for a total installed capacity of 227 kW. Buyers have been selected to proceed to the second round. Thank you all for your interest.

Sale of a 380 kW hydropower plant located in Aveyron. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of around 10 m and a diverted flow of 4 m3/s. Average output is close to 1 GWh/year, for average revenue of €120k/year under an EDF H07 contract. Freehold. Buyers have been selected to proceed to the second round. Thank you all for your interest.

Sale of a company operating a high-head hydropower plant built in 1965 in Lozère. Water rights currently being renewed; downstream fish passage to be brought into compliance. This plant, held almost entirely freehold, was refurbished in 2011 with the installation of a Chinese Turgo turbine as part of a project to qualify for the H07 contract. In 2020, a second turbining point was added, connected to the main penstock. Fitted with a second Turgo turbine, this new installation enables the plant to reach a combined annual output of around 1.2 GWh, generating revenue of €192k. Buyers have been selected to proceed to the second round. Thank you all for your interest.

Sale of a 200 kW hydropower plant located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 3 m and a diverted flow of 8.6 m3/s. Average output is 1.23 GWh/year, for average revenue of 150 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. Asset sale. Freehold ownership

Sale of a company owning a 1.7 MW hydropower plant located in Isère. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation for a maximum gross capacity (PMB) of 1.9 MW and has a head of 237 m. Forecast annual output is 3.4 GWh/year, for average annual revenue of around 400 k€ (H07 and open market). Freehold ownership and rights-of-way agreements.

Sale of a 330 kW hydropower plant located in Aveyron. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 3.5 and a diverted flow of 14.6 m3/s. Average output is around 1.03 GWh/year, for average revenue of around 135 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. Asset sale. Long-term (emphyteutic) lease.

Sale of a company owning a 300 kW hydropower plant in Jura. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation based on grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) for 178 kW. The gross head is 4.3 m with a diverted flow of 8.3 m3/s. Average annual output is 0.7 GWh, for revenue of 104 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract.

Sale of a hydropower plant with a capacity of 390 kW located in Jura. The plant benefits from grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre). Total average output is around 1.9 GWh/year, for average revenue of around 222 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. Freehold ownership.

Sale of a company owning a 90 kW hydropower plant located in Jura. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 2.5 m and a diverted flow of 6 m3/s.
Sale of a company holding a 499 kW hydropower project to be built, located in Aisne. The project benefits from grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) for 595 kW, a gross head of 2.72 m and a diverted flow of 24 m3/s. Forecast annual output of 2.26 GWh, for forecast average revenue of 315 k€.

Sale of a 300 kW hydropower plant in Dordogne. The plant benefits from grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre), with a head of 2.25 and a diverted flow of 22 m3/s. Average output is around 1.09 GWh/year, for average revenue of around 140 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. Asset sale.

Sale of a company owning a 300 kW hydropower plant located in Dordogne. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation with a diverted flow of 20 m3/s. Average output is around 1.09 GWh/year, for average revenue of around 134 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. AOT (temporary occupation permit).

Sale of a 400 kW hydropower plant located in Haute-Saône. The plant, with an installed capacity of 400 kW (grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) for 400.64 kW), operates a head of 1.68 metres with a diverted flow of 24.31 m³/s. It generates average annual output of around 1.4 GWh, backed by an H07 power purchase agreement with EDF that provides annual revenue of around 178 k€.

Sale of 2 hydropower plants with a total capacity of 530 kW located in Jura. The Forges plant benefits from grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) for 519 kW, and the Vis plant from a prefectoral authorisation for 87 kW. Total average output is around 2.4 GWh/year, for average revenue of around 305 k€/year under EDF H07 contracts. Asset sale, mainly freehold, over more than 10 hectares including a manor house and various other properties. Indivisible lot.

Valuation of a high-head hydropower plant located in Savoie with a capacity of 3.8 MW.

Sale of 2 hydropower plants — Sale of 2 low- and medium-head hydropower plants with a total gross capacity of 1 690 kW. Total average output of the plants currently stands at 4.4 GWh/year. One plant is being upgraded to qualify for the H16 contract. Its annual output will be 2.5 GWh/year, for revenue of 432 k€.

Sale of a company owning a 147 kW hydropower plant located in Tarn. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 43 m and a diverted flow of 0.35 m3/s. Average annual output is 530 MWh, for average revenue of 73 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. The water rights are being renewed, with the maximum gross capacity (PMB) increasing to 176 kW. Ecological continuity works are to be planned. Freehold ownership.

Sale of a batch of 5 low-, medium- and high-head hydropower plants with a total maximum gross capacity of 3.3 MW. The plants are located in Dordogne, Cantal and Jura. Total average output is 8 GWh/year, for average revenue of 1.24 M€ under EDF H07 and H16 OA contracts and on the open market. The 5 plants are held by 4 companies. Buyers may submit an offer for one or more companies.

Sale of a company holding a hydropower project to be built, with a capacity of 110 kW, located in Cantal. The project benefits from grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) for 156 kW, a head of 5.5 m and a diverted flow of 2.9 m3/s. Forecast annual output is 480 MWh, for forecast revenue of 90 k€ under an EDF H16 OA contract. Freehold ownership.

Sale of a company owning a 102 kW hydropower plant located in Corrèze. The plant has a head of 5.2 m and a diverted flow of 2m3/s. Average annual output is 113 MWh/year, for average revenue of 15 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract.

Sale of a company owning a 450 kW hydropower plant in Hautes-Pyrénées. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 51 m and a diverted flow of 1 m3/s. The plant currently sells its output on the open market.

Estimate as part of the valuation of 2 hydropower plants located in Allier.

Estimate as part of the valuation of 8 hydropower plants located abroad.

Estimate as part of the valuation of 2 hydropower plants located in Cher and Ardèche.

Financing for the acquisition of a 110 kW hydropower plant in Ardèche

Sale of a 400 kW hydropower plant located in Hautes-Pyrénées. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 8 m and a diverted flow of 14 m3/s. Average annual output is 1 GWh. Average revenue under the EDF H07 contract is 110 k€.

Sale of a 112 kW hydropower plant located in Lot. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation for a maximum gross capacity (PMB) of 112 kW, of which 40 kW are grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre). Average output is around 450 MWh/year, for average revenue of around 55 k€/year under an EDF H07 contract. Freehold ownership and agreement.

Sale of the shares of a company owning 2 hydropower plants with a unit capacity of 400 kW, located in Lot and Corrèze. Total average annual output is 2.7 GWh. Average revenue under the EDF H07 contracts is 353 k€.

Sale of a company owning a 340 kW hydropower plant in Aveyron. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation, with a head of 3.10 m and a diverted flow of 14.6 m3/s. Forecast average annual output is around 1 GWh/year following the raising of the dam. The plant currently sells its output on the open market, for revenue of 112 k€/year. The plant offers the potential for an EDF OA H16 contract, for forecast revenue of 215 k€. Freehold ownership.

Batch of 3 high- and medium-head plants — Sale of the "Compagnie des Hautes Chutes d'Occitanie" project: 3 hydropower plants located in Occitanie, holding prefectoral authorisations for a Maximum Gross Capacity of 2.8 MW. Total average output exceeds 5 GWh, for total average revenue of close to 600 k€ under EDF H07 and HR97 contracts. Potential to increase annual output. Works to be planned.

Sale of the assets of a 630 kW hydropower plant located in Ardèche. The plant has a head of 13.75 m and a diverted flow of 6.3 m3/s. The plant currently sells its electricity on the open market. It is undergoing renovation to qualify for an EDF H16 OA contract for 499 kW. Forecast annual output after renovation is 1.35 GWh, for forecast revenue of 260 k€. Freehold ownership.

Sale of a company owning 2 cascading hydropower plants with a capacity of 300 kW in Haute-Loire. The plant benefits from water rights < the 1919 Act and a total head of 7 m. EDF H07 contract.

Sale of a company owning a 220 kW hydropower plant located in Haute-Vienne. The plant has a head of 9 m and a diverted flow of 3.6 m/s. Average annual output is 0.8 GWh/year, for average revenue of 105 k€ under an EDF H07 contract.

Sale of a 120 kW hydropower plant benefiting from perpetual water rights (predating the Act of 16/10/1919). The authorised flow is 4.8 m3/s for a gross head of 3.7 m. Average annual output is 460 MWh, for average revenue of 58 k€ under an EDF H07 contract. Freehold ownership. Asset sale.

Strategic advisory
Valuation mandate for a holding company owning 32 photovoltaic plants and one hydropower plant on behalf of an independent developer.

Sale of a company owning a 389 kW hydropower plant located in Puy-de-Dôme. The plant holds a prefectoral authorisation and has a head of 34 m. Average annual output is 1.3 GWh, for average revenue of 176 k€ under an EDF H07 contract.

Sale of a company holding a hydropower project to be built, located in Aube. The project benefits from grandfathered water rights (fondé en titre) with a maximum gross capacity (PMB) of 228 kW. The diverted flow is set at 6.7 m3/s and the head is 3.5 m. Forecast average annual output is 450 MWh/year, for forecast average revenue of 90 k€/year under an EDF H16 contract. Long-term (emphyteutic) lease.

Hydropower market study carried out on behalf of a private client.

Arrangement of crowdfunding for the acquisition of a hydropower plant.
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