World Power Plants

Centrale Elettrica Taio108 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Centrale Elettrica Taio is a 108 MW hydro power plant in Italy, commissioned in 1951. Ranked #57 of 107 hydro plants in Italy. Its 108 MW represents 0.51% of Italy's 21,383 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Italy is Centrale idroelettrica Luigi Einaudi at 1,200 MW, making this facility 11.1 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Santa Massenza Hydroelectric Power Station (377 MW, Hydro), S.MASSENZA 1 (Molveno) (377 MW, Hydro), and CIMEGO (229.9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Trentino-Alto Adige, approximately 130 km north of Verona.

Capacity
108 MW
Commissioning Year
1951

75 years old

Owner
Enel Produzione S.p.A.
Location
46.3260°, 11.0632°

Italy, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 188. largest of 542 plants in Italy
  • #9,709 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,204 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.08% of the installed capacity of Italy
Age & fleet comparison

75 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Enel Produzione S.p.A. operates 2 plants totalling 460 MW

Regional density

50 plants within 100 km, 8,613 MW combined

Nearest plant: TAIO (1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 46.326025, 11.063177
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Centrale Elettrica Taio is a hydro power plant producing approximately 378 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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