ACERRA is a 72 MW other power plant in Campania, Italy. Based on reported annual generation of 628 GWh, it can supply roughly 180k homes. It ranks #189 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1021322.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 72 MW, ACERRA is below the median other plant in Italy (95.5 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 100%, from 628 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 611 GWh in 2015 and 628 GWh in 2017 (+3%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 640 GWh; 2015: 611 GWh
- Share of Italy other capacity
- 9.6% of 752 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 41% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 33/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #5 largest other power plant of 8 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 8 other power plants in this dataset, together about 752 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- POMIGLIANO D'ARCO · Other · 105 MW · Campania
- Acerra power station · Biomass · 75 MW · Campania
- Maddaloni · Gas · 352 MW · Campania
- NAPOLI L · Gas · 400 MW · Campania
- CENTRALE DI TEVEROLA · Gas · 404 MW · Campania
- Striano · Solar · 6 MW · Campania
Location
Coordinates 40.9319, 14.385 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is ACERRA?
ACERRA is a 72 MW other power plant in Campania, Italy.
How much electricity does ACERRA generate?
ACERRA generates about 628 GWh of electricity per year.