PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE is a 140 MW oil power station in Sicily, Italy. It is operated by ENEL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 105k homes (estimated). It ranks #130 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1002925.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 125 MW for Porto Empedocle 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 · L100000400421; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 140 MW, PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE is below the median oil plant in Italy (210 MW). 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
- Share of Italy oil capacity
- 1.5% of 9,157 MW across 15 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 oil plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), 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 37.3°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 63% 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: 26/100 — this site sits in the bottom 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 #11 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
- Porto Empedocle power station · Other · 125 MW · Sicily
- API ENERGIA IGCC · Gas · 280 MW · Sicily
- Akralux · Solar · 4.4 MW · Sicily
- Fattoria Bancina A · Solar · 8 MW · Sicily
- Santa Margherita del Belice · Solar · 5.6 MW · Sicily
- Butera · Solar · 6 MW · Sicily
Location
Coordinates 37.3123, 13.5071 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE?
PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE is a 140 MW oil power plant in Sicily, Italy.
Who operates PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE?
PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE is operated by ENEL.