ITALY

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
Population (million) 56.5 56.7 57.7 58.1 60.2 0.11 0.47
Population Density (inhabitants/sq.km) 187.4 188.3 191.6 192.9 199.8 0.11 0.47

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Area (1000 km2) 301.3
Urban population in 2005 as percent of total 70.2
Source: Eurostat

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Annual Average
Growth Rate (%)
1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2009
GDP (millions of constant 2000 US$) 733,507 917,509 1,074,763 1,114,184 1,110,680 1.93 0.37
GDP per capita (2000 US$/capita) 12,994 16,170 18,621 19,176 18,453 1.82 -0.10
PPP (millions of constant 2000 int$) 973,110 1,240,067 1,441,935 1,491,743 1,475,110 1.99 0.25
PPP per capita (2000 int$/capita) 17,238 21,854 24,982 25,674 24,508 1.87 -0.21

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED ENERGY RESERVES

Estimated energy reserves in (*)
Solid (1) Liquid (2) Gas (3) Uranium (4) Hydro (5)
Amount 34,000 62,000 2,731,470 4,800 190,000

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS

Basic Energy Situation (Energy values are in Exajoule exept where indicated) Annual Average Growth Rate (%)
Total Energy Requirements 1970 1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 1990 to 2000 2000 to 2008
Total 8.72 8.46 8.94 9.79 8.85 9.03 0.90 -0.97
Solids 3.90 2.98 2.65 1.56 1.62 1.50 -5.20 -0.48
Liquids 4.04 3.14 2.77 2.99 2.88 2.67 0.79 -1.34
Gases 0.47 1.80 2.31 4.07 3.43 3.93 5.81 -0.43
Hydro 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 -1.49 0.00
Nuclear 0.28 0.40 0.72 0.93 0.69 0.57 2.61 -4.84
Combustible Renewables & Waste .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other Renewables and Waste < 0.01 0.12 0.46 0.22 0.17 0.32 -7.33 5.68
Final Energy Consumption 1970 1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 1990 to 2000 2000 to 2008
Total 5.44 5.44 3.06 6.03 5.98 5.79 7.02 -0.50
Solids 1.43 0.56 0.09 0.15 0.12 0.17 4.87 1.67
Liquids 2.50 2.21 1.18 2.14 2.61 2.11 6.17 -0.18
Gases 0.78 1.84 1.79 2.45 1.93 2.23 3.19 -1.12
Electricity 0.73 0.83 .. 1.19 1.23 1.23 .. 0.42
Other .. .. .. 0.11 0.09 0.05 .. -6.82
Net Energy Balance (Export-Import) 1970 1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 1990 to 2000 2000 to 2008
Total 4.30 0.59 0.28 -1.46 1.88 2.61 -61.96 -34.87
Source: IAEA Energy and Economic Data Bank

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY

Average Annual Growth Rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2000 to 2008
Electricity production (TW·h)
- Total(1) 116.83 183.46 216.89 276.63 278.99 284.40 293.86 303.32 303.67 313.88 319.13 1.92
- Thermal 70.22 133.35 178.59 220.47 219.38 231.10 242.78 246.12 253.07 265.76 261.33 2.32
- Hydro 40.70 45.23 35.08 50.90 53.92 47.30 44.28 49.90 42.92 38.48 47.23 -0.90
- Nuclear 3.18 2.21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
- Geothermal 2.73 2.67 3.22 4.71 4.51 4.66 5.34 5.44 5.32 9.64 5.25 1.43
Capacity of electrical plants (GW(e))
- Total 30.41 46.82 56.55 78.08 78.78 79.32 80.98 84.42 88.34 93.60 98.63 3.29
- Thermal 16.15 29.15 37.28 56.43 56.80 56.99 58.41 61.53 64.64 69.02 72.72 3.61
- Hydro 13.34 15.83 18.77 20.66 20.74 20.83 20.98 21.07 21.34 21.11 21.28 0.38
- Nuclear 0.55 1.42 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
- Geothermal 0.37 0.43 0.50 0.63 0.57 0.70 0.71 0.68 0.71 3.46 0.67 0.79
- Wind .. .. .. 0.37 0.67 0.78 0.88 1.14 1.64 .. .. ..
(1) Electricity losses are not deducted.
Source: GRTN

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Annual Average Growth Rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2003 2004 2008 1980 to 2000 2000 to 2008
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 82.70 102.80 113.80 128.40 136.10 138.60 127.70 1.16 -0.07
Electricity per capita (KW.h/capita) 2170.60 3257.80 3824.00 4792.90 5098.10 5268.90 5328.60 1.95 1.40
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) 2.70 1.20 0.00 .. 0.00 .. .. -100.00 ..
Annual capacity factor - Total (%) 43.80 44.80 43.80 41.80 38.10 40.10 36.90 -0.94 -1.47
Annual capacity factor - Thermal (%) 49.60 52.20 54.70 46.40 43.40 45.10 41.00 -1.41 -1.45
Annual capacity factor - Hydro (%) 34.80 32.90 21.30 28.60 22.50 25.50 25.30 -0.52 -1.44
Annual capacity factor - Nuclear (%) 64.40 17.70 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Annual capacity factor - Wind (%) .. .. 22.80 17.70 19.00 18.70 15.70 .. -1.41
Annual capacity factor - Geothermal (%) 79.60 69.30 71.60 91.00 86.20 96.70 93.90 1.37 0.40
Annual capacity factor - Other renewables (%) .. .. .. 10.80 10.50 10.70 5.10 .. -6.60

TABLE 7. STATUS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Station Types Net
Capacity		 Operator Status Reactor
Supplier		 Criticality Construction
Date		 Grid
Date		 Commercial
Date		 Shutdown
Date		 UCF
for
year
2011
CAORSO BWR 860 Permanent Shutdown SOGIN AMN/GETS 1970-01-01 1977-12-31 1978-05-23 1981-12-01 1990-07-01
ENRICO FERMI (TRINO) PWR 260 Permanent Shutdown SOGIN EL/WEST 1961-07-01 1964-06-21 1964-10-22 1965-01-01 1990-07-01
GARIGLIANO BWR 150 Permanent Shutdown SOGIN GE 1959-11-01 1963-06-05 1964-01-01 1964-06-01 1982-03-01
LATINA GCR 153 Permanent Shutdown SOGIN TNPG 1958-11-01 1962-12-27 1963-05-12 1964-01-01 1987-12-01
CIRENE HWLWR 35 Cancelled Constr. ENELENEA ANSALDO 1979-01-01 1988-01-01
MONTALTO DI CASTRO-1 BWR 982 Cancelled Constr. ENEL AMN/GETS 1982-07-01 1988-01-01
MONTALTO DI CASTRO-2 BWR 982 Cancelled Constr. ENEL AMN/GETS 1982-07-01 1988-01-01