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LIVORNO MARZOCCO

Oil power plant in Tuscany, Italy. Approximate location 43.5673, 10.31.

OilTuscanyItalyCCGT · HRSGCO₂ modelled

LIVORNO MARZOCCO is a 310 MW oil power station in Tuscany, Italy. It is operated by ENEL. Based on reported annual generation of 680 GWh, it can supply roughly 194k homes. It ranks #90 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1965, it is around 61 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its modelled annual emissions are 212,230 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 49k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 2.6% of Italy's electricity; the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).

310Legacy source-record capacity
2HRSG unit(s)
680GWh reported / yr
194,200homes powered
212,230t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1965commissioned (~61 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002906.

Data status

Known data

FacilityLIVORNO MARZOCCO WRI
CountryItaly · Tuscany WRI
Coordinates43.5673, 10.31 WRI
FuelOil WRI
MW installed capacity310 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerENEL WRI
Commissioned1965 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI
GWh reported / yr680 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions212,230 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#90 of 489 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#7 of 15 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.48× · 210 MW median · 15 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent194,200 calculated from reported generation
Climate14.4°C · HDD 1,705 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 38/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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 310 MW, LIVORNO MARZOCCO is well above the median oil plant in Italy (210 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

~212,230 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

49kpassenger cars driven for a year
28khomes' yearly energy use
3.5 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Reported generation trend

2015: 457 GWh20152016: 604 GWh20162017: 680 GWh2017680 GWh

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

Owner

Operated by ENEL. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

14.4°Cannual mean temp
1,705heating degree-days (base 18°C)
420cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
102 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 7 °CJF: 8 °CFM: 10 °CMA: 12 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 20 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 23 °CAS: 20 °CSO: 16 °CON: 11 °CND: 8 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 31% 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: 38/100 — 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

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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
38/100environmental-severity index
15.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
20 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 #7 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

Location

Coordinates 43.5673, 10.31 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is LIVORNO MARZOCCO?

LIVORNO MARZOCCO is a 310 MW source-record oil power plant in Tuscany, Italy, commissioned in 1965.

How much electricity does LIVORNO MARZOCCO generate?

LIVORNO MARZOCCO generates about 680 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can LIVORNO MARZOCCO power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 194,200 homes.

Who operates LIVORNO MARZOCCO?

LIVORNO MARZOCCO is operated by ENEL.

How much CO₂ does LIVORNO MARZOCCO emit?

LIVORNO MARZOCCO has modelled emissions of about 212,230 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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