Ferrera Erbognone Refinery power station — Italy

Ferrera Erbognone Refinery power station is a 1,006 MW gas power station in Pavia, Italy. It is operated by Eni SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.1 million homes (estimated). It ranks #22 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 2,206,441 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 514k 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 GOGPT_ferreraerbognonerefine_italy.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400376; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,006 MW, Ferrera Erbognone Refinery power station is well above the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

2,206,441 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 gas capacity

1.9% of 53,570 MW across 118 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

43 of 103 dated gas 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 gas plants in Italy

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Eni SpA [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 #12 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

• Sannazzaro Refinery power station · Gas · 260 MW · Lombardy
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• VOGHERA · Gas · 400 MW · Lombardy
• Sale Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.7 MW · Piedmont
• Biolevano power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Lombardy
• Tortona Pantaleona Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7 MW · Piedmont

Location

Coordinates 45.09963, 8.86632 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions