LAMARMORA is a 139 MW oil power station in Lombardy, Italy. It is operated by A2A SpA [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 109 GWh, it can supply roughly 31k homes. It ranks #134 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1978, it is around 48 years old — long-established. In context, oil supplies about 2.6% 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 WRI1002898.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 139 MW for Lamarmora power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407625; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 139 MW, LAMARMORA is below the median oil plant in Italy (210 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 9%, from 109 GWh of reported generation; the median for 5 oil plants in Italy that report generation is 11%
- Generation trend
- 143 GWh in 2015 and 109 GWh in 2017 (−24%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 160 GWh; 2017: 109 GWh
- Share of Italy oil capacity
- 1.5% of 9,157 MW across 15 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 5 of 12 dated oil plants in Italy are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by A2A SpA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. 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.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 2% 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.
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 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 #13 largest oil power plant of 15 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 15 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 9,157 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Brescia power station · Coal · 75 MW · Brescia
- GARGNANO · Hydro · 137 MW · Lombardy
- CTE DEL MINCIO · Gas · 400 MW · Veneto
- ALZANO LOMBARDO MILL · Other · 95.5 MW · Lombardy
- Piadena · Solar · 5.9 MW · Lombardy
- Tenaris Dalmine power station · Gas · 122 MW · Bergamo
Location
Coordinates 45.5248, 10.2273 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LAMARMORA?
LAMARMORA is a 139 MW oil power plant in Lombardy, Italy, commissioned in 1978.
How much electricity does LAMARMORA generate?
LAMARMORA generates about 109 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates LAMARMORA?
LAMARMORA is operated by A2A SpA [100%].