Porto Empedocle power station is a 125 MW other power station in Sicily, Italy. It is operated by Enel Produzione SpA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 94k homes (estimated). It ranks #145 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, 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-213.
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.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400421; fuel: GEM wiki unit table: mixed heavy fuel oil and natural gas; classified as Other rather than single-fuel overclaim
In context: how this plant compares
At 125 MW, Porto Empedocle power station is well above the median other plant in Italy (95.5 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Italy other capacity
- 16.6% of 752 MW across 8 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 other plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Enel Produzione SpA.
Local climate & thermal context
This other plant generates electricity for the grid. 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 #2 largest other power plant of 8 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 8 other power plants in this dataset, together about 752 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- API ENERGIA IGCC · Gas · 280 MW · Sicily
- PORTO EMPEDOCLE C.LE · Oil · 140 MW · Sicily
- Akralux · Solar · 4.4 MW · Sicily
- Fattoria Bancina A · Solar · 8 MW · Sicily
- Butera · Solar · 6 MW · Sicily
- Santa Margherita del Belice · Solar · 5.6 MW · Sicily
Location
Coordinates 37.2876, 13.5212 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Porto Empedocle power station?
Porto Empedocle power station is a 125 MW other power plant in Sicily, Italy, commissioned in 2015.
Who operates Porto Empedocle power station?
Porto Empedocle power station is operated by Enel Produzione SpA.