World Power Plants

BRESSANONE89 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

BRESSANONE is an 89 MW hydro power plant in Italy, operated by Ghella and commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #64 of 107 hydro plants in Italy. Its 89 MW represents 0.42% of Italy's total hydro capacity of 21,383 MW. The largest hydro plant in Italy is Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi at 1,200 MW, making BRESSANONE 13.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Mayrhofen (355 MW, Hydro) and CARDANO (121 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, approximately 100 km northeast of Verona.

Capacity
89 MW
Commissioning Year
2006

20 years old

Owner
Ghella
Location
46.7782°, 11.6321°

Italy, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 203. largest of 542 plants in Italy
  • #10,796 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,462 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.07% of the installed capacity of Italy
Age & fleet comparison

20 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Ghella operates 1 plants totalling 89 MW

Regional density

43 plants within 100 km, 6,003 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kraftwerk Glaiten (30.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: ENTSOE

Location

Coordinates:: 46.778200, 11.632100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

BRESSANONE is a hydro power plant producing approximately 312 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Italy
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ItalyEnergy Profile

542
Total Plants
131.1 GW
Total Capacity
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