Torino Nord power station — Italy

Torino Nord power station is a 395 MW gas power station in Turin, Italy. It is operated by Iren Energia SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 445k homes (estimated). It ranks #79 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 654,812 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 153k 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).

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

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400468; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 395 MW, Torino Nord power station 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). 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.

654,812 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

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

Key facts

Share of Italy gas capacity

0.7% of 53,570 MW across 118 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

86 of 103 dated gas plants in Italy are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Italy

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

Owner

Operated by Iren Energia SpA [100%].

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 temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

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

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #53 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

• Turin-Gerbido Waste-to-Energy power station · Biomass · 65 MW · Piedmont
• TORINO MIRAFORI · Gas · 221 MW · Piedmont
• Mirafiori power station · Gas · 146 MW · Turin
• San Gillio Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.8 MW · Piedmont
• LEINI · Gas · 379.5 MW · Piedmont
• MONCALIERI · Gas · 780 MW · Piedmont

Location

Coordinates 45.10383, 7.61308 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions