PRIOLO GARGALLO is a 13 MW solar power plant in Sicily, Italy. Based on reported annual generation of 2,022 GWh, it can supply roughly 578k homes. It ranks #305 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 16.9% 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 WRI1021869.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 13 MW, PRIOLO GARGALLO is well above the median solar plant in Italy (6 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Generation trend
- 2,203 GWh in 2015 and 2,022 GWh in 2017 (−8%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 2,291 GWh; 2017: 2,022 GWh
- Share of Italy solar capacity
- 0.7% of 1,975 MW across 223 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.2°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: 25/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.4% at warm-season highs here (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 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 #41 largest solar power plant of 223 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 223 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,975 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Priolo-Melili power station · Gas · 480 MW · Sicily
- AUGUSTA C.LE · Oil · 210 MW · Sicily
- CTE NUCE NORD · Gas · 480 MW · Sicily
- ISAB ENERGY · Gas · 576 MW · Sicily
- PRIOLO C.LE · Gas · 750 MW · Sicily
- ANAPO C.LE · Hydro · 500 MW · Sicily
Location
Coordinates 37.1675, 15.1644 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PRIOLO GARGALLO?
PRIOLO GARGALLO is a 13 MW solar power plant in Sicily, Italy.
How much electricity does PRIOLO GARGALLO generate?
PRIOLO GARGALLO generates about 2,022 GWh of electricity per year.