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Cogolo hydroelectric power plant98 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Mar 2026

COGOLO is a 98 MW hydro power plant in Italy, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #61 of 107 hydro plants in Italy, COGOLO's 98 MW represents 0.46% 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 COGOLO 12.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Edolo Pumped Storage Plant (950 MW, Hydro), EDOLO (950 MW, Hydro), and GROSIO (655 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Lombardy region, approximately 150 km northeast of Milan.

Capacity
98 MW
Commissioning Year
1926

100 years old

Owner
Enel Green Power
Location
46.3371°, 10.6129°

Italy, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 198. largest of 542 plants in Italy
  • #10,450 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,351 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.07% of the installed capacity of Italy
Age & fleet comparison

100 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW

Regional density

64 plants within 100 km, 10,189 MW combined

Nearest plant: Weissbrunn Zentrale (23.2 km)

Data provenance

Source: ENTSOE

Location

Coordinates:: 46.337100, 10.612900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Cogolo hydroelectric power plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 343 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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