World Power Plants

CADARESE68 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

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.

Capacity
68 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Enel Green Power
Location
46.2921°, 8.3038°

Italy, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW

Regional density

124 plants within 100 km, 13,498 MW combined

Nearest plant: Campo Vallemaggia (14.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: ENTSOE

Location

Coordinates:: 46.292100, 8.303800
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Carbon Footprint

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

ItalyEnergy Profile

542
Total Plants
131.1 GW
Total Capacity
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