Villa Castelli Hydroelectric Power Plant

The hydroelectric power station of Villa Castelli, located in c.da “Battaglia”, exploits the difference in height of about 120 meters existing between the loading chamber of Montefellone and the damping chamber of Contrada Battaglia. To produce electricity, the natural kinetic energy caused by the water jump is exploited, through the installation of a turbine downstream. The Villa Castelli hydroelectric plant is at the forefront from a technical and management point of view. Fully automated, it is also equipped with a remote control and remote control system.

This power plant, which already existed in 1929, produced electricity until 1971. Since March 16, 2009, almost 40 years later, thanks to the use of new technologies and the commitment of the Apulian Aqueduct, it is back in operation. as part of a Plan of the A.Q.P. which provides for the full implementation of 10 hydroelectric plants that exploit the water jumps

the Apulian Aqueduct will be able to produce about 33,000 MWatt / h, a quantity sufficient to serve a Municipality of 30,000 inhabitants. Among the environmental advantages deriving from the adoption of the Plan, there are: the reduction of the consumption of raw materials, the increase of energy efficiency, the reduction of emissions into water and air, the reduction of the production and the dangerousness of waste. The Plan is therefore a transversal strategic tool capable of acting on several environmental problems at the same time.