CELANO is a 180 MW gas power station in Abruzzo, Italy. It ranks #116 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1998, it is around 28 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 14,335 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS) are equivalent to about 3.3k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 47.2% 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 WRI1002864.
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 180 MW, CELANO is below the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
14,335 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #69 largest gas power plant of 118 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 118 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 53,570 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- San Benedetto di Marsi A · Solar · 5 MW · Abruzzo
- San Benedetto di Marsi SDX · Solar · 5.2 MW · Abruzzo
- San Benedetto di Marsi FS · Solar · 4.8 MW · Abruzzo
- Avezzano Burgo power station · Gas · 88 MW · L'Aquila
- BUSSI · Gas · 122 MW · Abruzzo
- SERENE SULMONA · Gas · 48 MW · Abruzzo
Location
Coordinates 42.0458, 13.5475 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is CELANO?
CELANO is a 180 MW gas power plant in Abruzzo, Italy, commissioned in 1998.
How much CO₂ does CELANO emit?
CELANO has measured emissions of about 14,335 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS).