Malpensa power station is a 80 MW gas power plant in Lombardy, Italy. It is operated by A2A Airport Energy SpA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 90k homes (estimated). It ranks #183 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 90,744 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 21k 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 CT-224.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 80 MW for Malpensa 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 · L100000400394; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 80 MW, Malpensa power station is below 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.
~90,744 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Italy gas capacity
- 0.1% of 53,570 MW across 118 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 72 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 A2A Airport Energy SpA.
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 45.6°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 6% above 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: 52/100 — 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
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 #93 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
- TURBIGO · Oil · 1,285 MW · Lombardy
- Castellanza CHP power station · Gas · 73.6 MW · Varese
- NOVEL · Gas · 100 MW · Piedmont
- BOFFALORA MAGENTA · Gas · 90 MW · Lombardy
- SESTO SAN GIOVANNI · Gas · 110.6 MW · Lombardy
- ACTV power station · Gas · 50 MW · Piedmont
Location
Coordinates 45.62833, 8.7135 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Malpensa power station?
Malpensa power station is a 80 MW gas power plant in Lombardy, Italy, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Malpensa power station?
Malpensa power station is operated by A2A Airport Energy SpA.
How much CO₂ does Malpensa power station emit?
Malpensa power station has modelled emissions of about 90,744 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).