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About
Ponte San Martino Hydroelectric Plant
Located on the Sile River in Treviso, this plant is a rare example of a facility located in a historic city center. Built in 1917, while the First World War was still underway, the plant was automated in 1969. Today it is controlled remotely from the control center in Polpet, Belluno, which was opened in 2004. The plant is able to generate more than 1.74 GWh per year, thereby avoiding the emission of around 1000 metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
The facility at Ponte San Martino is a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant. A weir on the Ponte San Martino channels the river water into the power plant below. The facility is equipped with two horizontal axis turbines. Two tilting sluice gates, a spillway and three sluice gates at the head of the spillway are visible from the outside.
Technology
Hydroelectric
Status
In operation
Operational capacity
350 KW
Energy production
0.4 GWh
Average production achieved in the last three representative years.
CO2 emissions avoided
175 metric tons per year
Energy needs met
About 150 households per year
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Timeline
Milestones
Impact on local communities
The plant, which for more than a century has been a feature of Treviso’s urban landscape, hosts numerous educational and cultural initiatives and also welcomes guided tours as part of Enel Green Power’s Open Power Plants initiative.