Presenzano
A new step for the energy transition
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Region:
Campania
Province:
Caserta
Municipality:
Presenzano
An investment in Campania and for the sustainability of the entire country
Over € 450 mln
Overall investment
-60%
Reduced nitrogen oxide emissions compared to existing combined cycle plants of the same size
-30%
Less carbon dioxide emissions than the average italian thermoelectric park
754.97 MW
The electrical power of the new power plant
A next-generation power plant
The Presenzano combined-cycle thermoelectric power plant (CCGT) uses the high-efficiency GT36 class H gas turbine developed by Ansaldo Energia. An excellence of Italian technology that, compared to the national thermoelectric average, guarantees better energy yields, reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
The new plant contributes to the stability of the national electricity system, in the transition towards a carbon-free future. The lower atmospheric emissions allow natural gas to play a key role in ensuring the country's energy security, at a time when the rise of renewables in the country will bring greater challenges to the grid in terms of reduced programmability of production.
Sustainability and landscape preservation
We took great care to integrate the power plant with its natural surroundings. In an area of over 3 hectares near the plant, we planted around 140 trees and 1,000 shrubs, creating green barriers that blend in with the landscape. The colours chosen for the surfaces of the power station were also designed to harmonise with the surroundings.
Excavations for the construction of the Presenzano Power Plant
Presenzano, identified as the ancient Rufrae, is located on a hill at the foot of Mount Cesima and dominates the plain of the Volturno river. Its origins date back to the Samnites, who built fortified settlements for the defense and control of the passages. It was conquered by the Romans in 326 BC and maintained strategic importance even in the Middle Ages, during the dominations of the Lombards, Normans, Swabians and Angevins. The archaeological excavations carried out between 2020 and 2022 in the area of the thermoelectric plant, have revealed significant traces relating to the different forms of occupation of the territory from the prehistoric age to the medieval age, highlighting settlements, necropolises and defensive structures, with ceramic and metal finds that testify to the presence of the different civilizations that exploited the wealth of water and the protected position of the plain.
The signing of the agreement
Present for Ansaldo Energia at the signing were former Chairman Giuseppe Zampini and former CEO Giuseppe Marino, while Edison was represented by CEO Nicola Monti and Marco Stangalino, Executive Vice President Power Asset.
Edison continues to play a leading role in Italy's energy transition with an investment plan focused on renewables and sustainable gas.
We participate in the growth of the country
The Presenzano plant is a green field, i.e. a newly constructed power plant.
Its construction took almost four years, involving more than 1,200 employees and 130 supplier companies for a total of 3,800,000 working hours.
The power plant produces energy equivalent to the needs of approximately 1,500,000 households.
Marghera Levante Thermoelectric Plant
The Marghera Levante thermoelectric plant, like the one in Presenzano, adopts Ansaldo Energia's GT36 turbine, the best technology available today: an investment in innovation and sustainability that rewards our country's industrial and technological excellence.
