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Ravenna CCS power plant

Gas power plant in Pavia, Italy. Approximate location 44.5535, 12.278.

GasPaviaItalyCCGT · HRSGAnnouncedCO₂ measured

Ravenna CCS power plant is a 500 MW gas power station in Pavia, Italy. It is operated by Eni SpA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 563k homes (estimated). It ranks #66 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 43,614 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 10k 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).

500MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
563,142homes powered (est.)
43,614t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_ravennaccs_italy.

Data status

Known data

FacilityRavenna CCS power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryItaly · Pavia GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates44.5535, 12.278 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity500 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerEni SpA GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT
CO₂ emissions43,614 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#66 / 489 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#42 / 118 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.54× · 324 MW · n=118 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent563,142 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 41/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 500 MW, Ravenna CCS power plant is well above the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

43,614 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

10kpassenger cars driven for a year
5.7khomes' yearly energy use
727ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Italy

MONTALTO (Alessandro Volta): 3,446 MW3kMONTALTO (…TAVAZZANO: 1,950 MW2kTAVAZZANOLA CASELLA C.LE: 1,524 MW2kLA CASELLA…VADO Ligure: 1,353 MW1kVADO LigureENIPOWER BRINDISI: 1,170 MW1kENIPOWER B…OSTIGLIA: 1,168 MW1kOSTIGLIASERMIDE: 1,151 MW1kSERMIDETORREVALDALIGA South: 1,140 MW1kTORREVALDA…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Eni SpA.

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
20.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
46 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #42 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

Location

Coordinates 44.5535, 12.278 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Ravenna CCS power plant?

Ravenna CCS power plant is a 500 MW gas power plant in Pavia, Italy.

How many homes can Ravenna CCS power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 563,142 homes (estimated).

Who operates Ravenna CCS power plant?

Ravenna CCS power plant is operated by Eni SpA.

How much CO₂ does Ravenna CCS power plant emit?

Ravenna CCS power plant has measured emissions of about 43,614 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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