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ENIPOWER RAVENNA

Gas power plant in Lombardy, Italy. Approximate location 45.512, 9.509.

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ENIPOWER RAVENNA is a 972 MW gas power station in Lombardy, Italy. It is operated by Enipower. Based on reported annual generation of 3,905 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.1 million homes. It ranks #26 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 463,159 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 108k 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).

972Legacy source-record capacity
3,905GWh reported / yr
1,115,600homes powered
463,159t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
2000commissioned (~26 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002880.

Data status

Known data

FacilityENIPOWER RAVENNA WRI
CountryItaly · Lombardy WRI
Coordinates45.512, 9.509 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity972 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerEnipower WRI
Commissioned2000 WRI
GWh reported / yr3,905 GWh/yr WRI
CO₂ emissions463,159 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#26 of 489 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#13 of 118 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.00× · 324 MW median · 118 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,115,600 calculated from reported generation
Climate12.5°C · HDD 2,374 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 972 MW, ENIPOWER RAVENNA is well above the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). 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.

463,159 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

108kpassenger cars driven for a year
60khomes' yearly energy use
7.7 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Reported generation trend

2015: 3,474 GWh20152016: 3,669 GWh20162017: 3,905 GWh20174k GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Enipower.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

12.5°Cannual mean temp
2,374heating degree-days (base 18°C)
373cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
88 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 2 °CJF: 4 °CFM: 8 °CMA: 12 °CAM: 17 °CMJ: 20 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 19 °CSO: 13 °CON: 7 °CND: 3 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 3% 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: 49/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
20.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
141 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #13 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

Location

Coordinates 45.512, 9.509 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is ENIPOWER RAVENNA?

ENIPOWER RAVENNA is a 972 MW source-record gas power plant in Lombardy, Italy, commissioned in 2000.

How much electricity does ENIPOWER RAVENNA generate?

ENIPOWER RAVENNA generates about 3,905 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can ENIPOWER RAVENNA power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,115,600 homes.

Who operates ENIPOWER RAVENNA?

ENIPOWER RAVENNA is operated by Enipower.

How much CO₂ does ENIPOWER RAVENNA emit?

ENIPOWER RAVENNA has measured emissions of about 463,159 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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