AUGUSTA C.LE is a 210 MW oil power station in Sicily, Italy. It is operated by ENEL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 158k homes (estimated). It ranks #111 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1959, it is around 67 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its modelled annual emissions are 47,925 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 11k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 2.6% of Italy's electricity; the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002849.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 210 MW, AUGUSTA C.LE is around the median oil plant in Italy (210 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~47,925 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Italy oil capacity
- 2.3% of 9,157 MW across 15 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 12 dated oil plants in Italy are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ENEL. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.2°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 63% 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: 25/100 — 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 #8 largest oil power plant of 15 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 15 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 9,157 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bufalaro A · Solar · 20 MW · Sicily
- Priolo-Melili power station · Gas · 480 MW · Sicily
- PRIOLO GARGALLO · Solar · 13 MW · Sicily
- PRIOLO C.LE · Gas · 750 MW · Sicily
- ISAB ENERGY · Gas · 576 MW · Sicily
- CTE NUCE NORD · Gas · 480 MW · Sicily
Location
Coordinates 37.2083, 15.1778 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is AUGUSTA C.LE?
AUGUSTA C.LE is a 210 MW oil power plant in Sicily, Italy, commissioned in 1959.
Who operates AUGUSTA C.LE?
AUGUSTA C.LE is operated by ENEL.
How much CO₂ does AUGUSTA C.LE emit?
AUGUSTA C.LE has modelled emissions of about 47,925 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).