Mercure power station is a 41 MW biomass power plant in Basilicate, Italy. It is operated by Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture SGR SpA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #224 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 5.9% 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-251.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: OpenStreetMap plant source tag (strict match)
In context: how this plant compares
At 41 MW, Mercure power station is well above the median biomass plant in Italy (30 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Italy biomass capacity
- 9.6% of 428 MW across 12 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture SGR SpA.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.0°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 5% 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.
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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion 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 #4 largest biomass power plant of 12 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 12 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 428 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- CASTROCUCCO · Hydro · 83 MW · Calabria
- ALTOMONTE · Gas · 808 MW · Calabria
- Altomonte · Solar · 8.8 MW · Calabria
- Craco · Solar · 12 MW · Basilicate
- Anzi Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Basilicate
- MUCONE 1S · Hydro · 101.4 MW · Calabria
Location
Coordinates 39.9811, 16.0226 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Mercure power station?
Mercure power station is a 41 MW biomass power plant in Basilicate, Italy.
Who operates Mercure power station?
Mercure power station is operated by Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture SGR SpA.