Bosco Marengo Solar Power Plant — Italy

Bosco Marengo Solar Power Plant is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in Piedmont, Italy. It ranks #365 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 16.9% 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 WRI1026397.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000822911; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 6.5 MW, Bosco Marengo Solar Power Plant is around the median solar plant in Italy (6 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #99 largest solar power plant of 223 in Italy by capacity.

Italy has 223 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,975 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Pozzolo Formigaro Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.1 MW · Piedmont
• Tortona Ponzana Solar Power Plant · Solar · 6.2 MW · Piedmont
• Novi Fossati · Solar · 4.6 MW · Piedmont
• Alessandria AL47B Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.2 MW · Piedmont
• Tortona Pantaleona Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7 MW · Piedmont
• Alessandria AL47A Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Piedmont

Location

Coordinates 44.8372, 8.7493 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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