The first time that this installation was put into operation dates back to 1908. It is located 15 km downstream from Mauzac and is the oldest of the Massif Central Regional Hydraulic Production Group.
Up into the 1950s, it worked together with a coal thermal plant.

Today, the factory, located on the right bank of the Dordogne, has eight groups equipped with vertical-axis turbines.

The dam is 19.30 meters high and 105 meters long. It produces an average of 148GWh per year.

An interpretation path is open to the public to discover, among other things, the whole site.
- The hydro-electric factory
- The fish ladder built in 1989, equipped with a pane of glass for observation.
In fact, the original fish ladder never worked, so Electricity of France (EDF) had to create a lift adapted to migrating fish, such as salmon, that had disappeared from the Dordogne with the construction of the dams.
A tank captures the fish, then rises to discharge them upstream of the dam.
Thus it is possible for fish to go upstream to their birthplace to reproduce.

Visitors to the Public Information Centre and the fish ladder at Tuilières dam: The Centre is a reception area in which a permanent exhibition on energy is presented. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m..
The fish ladder is freely accessible by a footbridge 24/24 and 7/7.