World Power Plants

CASTROCUCCO83 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Castrocucco is an 83 MW hydro power plant in Italy, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #66 of 107 hydro plants in Italy, Castrocucco's 83 MW represents 0.39% 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 Castrocucco 14.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Altomonte (808 MW, Gas) and Centrale Idroelettrica di Missanello (0 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Calabria, approximately 70 km from the city of Cosenza.

Capacity
83 MW
Commissioning Year
2006

20 years old

Owner
Enel Green Power
Location
39.9888°, 15.8085°

Italy, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 205. largest of 542 plants in Italy
  • #10,997 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,536 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.06% of the installed capacity of Italy
Age & fleet comparison

20 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW

Regional density

15 plants within 100 km, 4,747 MW combined

Nearest plant: Centrale Idroelettrica di Missanello (42.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: ENTSOE

Location

Coordinates:: 39.988800, 15.808500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

CASTROCUCCO is a hydro power plant producing approximately 291 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
GasHydroCoalOil
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