Constructed in little more than 27 months, in the heart of the Gioia Tauro plain, the thermoelectric plant is currently among one of the most modern plants for electricity generation, thanks to the use of combined cycle technology.
The plant was designed to guarantee maximum respect towards the environment and the highest production efficiency.
As a matter of fact, the plant, fuelled by natural gas, uses the most advanced combustion technology minimising environmental impact and greatly improving energy efficiency in the plant, equal to about 56% (with an increase equal to more than 40% compared to conventional thermoelectric plants).
The optimal logistics is a feature regarding the site which was chosen for the plant. Indeed, natural gas is flowed directly from the SNAM Rete Gas distribution network through a connecting pipeline roughly about ten metres long, which runs inside the property itself, making virtually no impact which would have been caused by the works for the gas network connection.
The connection to the National electricity grid is equally favourable, with the plant being directly connected to the adjacent electricity substation with 380 kV from TERNA, by means of 300m long overhead connections, which run inside through the area of the plant itself.
Finally, the entire structure of the plant was designed on the principles of Slow Architecture, with the aim of making the plant more functional and harmonious placed in its natural setting.
