Enel Genova power station is a 295 MW coal power station in , Italy. It is operated by Enel SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 369k homes (estimated). It ranks #92 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1952, it is around 74 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 8,183 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 1.9k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 1.4% 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 GEM_coa_enelgenova_italy.
Data status
Known 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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 295 MW, Enel Genova power station is below the median coal plant in Italy (640 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
8,183 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 verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Italy coal capacity
- 2.3% of 12,942 MW across 16 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 14 dated coal 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 coal plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Enel SpA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.4°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 26% 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: 40/100 — 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 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 #12 largest coal power plant of 16 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 16 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 12,942 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Genova Sampierdarena power station · Gas · 30 MW · Liguria
- Cassano II · Solar · 4.3 MW · Piedmont
- Cassano I · Solar · 8.8 MW · Piedmont
- Cassano Spinola power station · Gas · 50 MW · Alessandria
- VADO Ligure · Gas · 1,353 MW · Liguria
- Novi Fossati · Solar · 4.6 MW · Piedmont
Location
Coordinates 44.402696, 8.904247 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Enel Genova power station?
Enel Genova power station is a 295 MW coal power plant in , Italy, commissioned in 1952.
Who operates Enel Genova power station?
Enel Genova power station is operated by Enel SpA [100%].
How much CO₂ does Enel Genova power station emit?
Enel Genova power station has measured emissions of about 8,183 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).