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Vizzola Ticino hydroelectric power plant, Italy

Vizzola Ticino hydroelectric power plant, Italy

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The project

Vizzola Ticino hydroelectric power plant

The plant is located in the municipality of Vizzola Ticino, inside the Lombard Park of the Ticino Valley, in the province of Varese. It is a run-of-river power plant that uses water from the Ticino River and thus from Lake Maggiore, through a canal called the "Industrial Canal".

It is one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in Italy: it was officially inaugurated on October 9, 1901, in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel III. Between 1935 and 1938, the plant underwent complete renovation, under the direction of the architect Giovanni Muzio, a prominent figure in the artistic movement known as the Novecento. This project also brought the plant’s power up to 31.5 MW.

This historically significant power plant represents the perfect union of past and future and is an important step in power generation using run-of-river technology.

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Technology

Hydroelectric

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Status

Operational

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Operating Capacity

31.5 MW

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Energy production:

202 GWh annually

Average production achieved in the last three representative years.

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CO2 emissions avoided

97,755 metric tons per year

 

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Energy needs met

About 75,000 households per year

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Milestones

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Impact on local communities

The power plant is located inside the Lombard Park of the Ticino Valley, Italy's first regional park and Europe's first river park. The industrial canal, which is more than 15 km in length, is enjoyed by local people and visitors alike; a bicycle and pedestrian path has been built along the entire length of the canal’s towpath, which is popular with families, amateur sportspeople and tourists.  In addition, water used for the irrigation of nearby fields also flows through the plant.

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