BASCHI is a 86 MW hydro power plant in Umbria, Italy. It is operated by ERG Power Generation SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 86k homes (estimated). It ranks #178 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1963, it is around 63 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 15.8% 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 WRI1021310.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000602194; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 86 MW, BASCHI is below the median hydro plant in Italy (132 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Italy hydro capacity
- 0.6% of 13,593 MW across 58 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 32 of 46 dated hydro 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 hydro plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ERG Power Generation SpA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.7°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 23% 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: 41/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #48 largest hydro power plant of 58 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 58 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 13,593 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Rinaldone · Solar · 5 MW · Latium
- TERNI · Gas · 95 MW · Umbria
- Massoli Terni Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.3 MW · Umbria
- Valentano · Solar · 6 MW · Latium
- Pietro Vannucci power station · Coal · 150 MW · Umbria
- PIETRAFITTA · Gas · 365 MW · Umbria
Location
Coordinates 42.6564, 12.2358 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is BASCHI?
BASCHI is a 86 MW hydro power plant in Umbria, Italy, commissioned in 1963.
Who operates BASCHI?
BASCHI is operated by ERG Power Generation SpA [100%].