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ARUBA REACTIVATES HISTORIC HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT IN MELEGNANO
Aruba S . p . A – one of Italy ’ s leading providers of cloud , data centre , hosting , e-mail , domain registration and PEC ( certified e-mail ) services – has announced it has reactivated a hydroelectric power plant in Melegnano , near Milan , located in the same area where the company already owns another power plant , acquired in 2020 .
The hydroelectric power plant dates back to the early 1900s and was decommissioned decades ago by its previous owner . With careful conservative restoration of the building and the revamping of all electrical , mechanical and hydraulic systems , it has been possible to reactivate the power plant near the weir on the Lambro River .
Using the MVF ( minimum vital flow ) management system , Aruba has also maintained the biological balance of the watercourse as best possible . With the reactivation of this site , the number of hydroelectric power plants owned by Aruba has risen to eight , with an installed capacity of about 10MW of hydro capacity in operation .
In addition to the two in Melegnano , on the Lambro River , Aruba owns three power plants near Ponte San Pietro ( BG ) on
the Brembo River , two on the AsticoRiver , in Chiuppano and Calvene ( VI ) and one in Pontebba ( UD ) on the Fella River .
Aruba will continue to invest in strengthening its ability to generate energy from renewable sources , particularly through hydropower and photovoltaics , with the long-term view to ensuring the sustainability of operations across the group .
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