CADARESE is a 68 MW hydroelectric power plant in Italy. Ranked #73 of 107 hydro plants in Italy, it represents 0.32% of the country's total hydro capacity of 21,383 MW. The largest hydro plant in Italy is Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi at 1,200 MW, making CADARESE 17.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Roncovalgrande Hydroelectric Plant (1000 MW, Hydro), Grimsel 2 (348 MW, Hydro), and Bitsch (Biel) (340 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Lombardy region, approximately 80 km north of Milan.
26 years old
Italy, Europe
- 214. largest of 542 plants in Italy
- #11,855 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,799 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Italy
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
124 plants within 100 km, 13,498 MW combined
Source: ENTSOE
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
CADARESE is a hydro power plant producing approximately 238 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
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