Power plant · Liguria, Italy
Vado Term. Power Plant
Vado Term. Power Plant is a coal power plant in Liguria, Italy, with 1,353 MW of capacity.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Liguria | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1971 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,353 MW (sum of operating units, UP_VADOTERM_5 760 MW; UP_VADO_TERM_3 296 MW; UP_VADO_TERM_4 297 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal (registered as Fossil Hard coal) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 26WIMPI-S07VTDR2 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 44.2770, 8.4310 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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2 sources record Vado Term.; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Term. | asset:eic:26WIMPI-S07VTDR2 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Vado Term. | asset:opsd:26WIMPI-S07VTDR2 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Vado Term. is the largest of 11 power plants in Liguria and the 8th-largest of 938 in Italy by capacity; its 1,353 MW is 1.2% of the 114,417 MW we hold for Italy. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liguria | 1st of 11 | 3,383 MW | 40% |
| Italy | 8th of 938 | 114,417 MW | 1.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 269th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 CO2 emitter (852,978 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centrale Termoelettrica Vado Ligure | CO2 emitter | 852,978 tCO2e | — | 0.5 km |
Place
Other power plants in Liguria
- Vado Ligure power plant760 MW
- Eugenio Montale thermoelectric plant520 MW
- Spezia CENTR520 MW
- Genova T.136 MW
- Calice23 MW
- Cairo21 MW
- Sesta 118 MW
- Parco di Stalla11 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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