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Girardi Energia

Girardi Energia S.r.l.

Torino, Italy

HydroSolarLimited company
Founded 1952
Profile last updated: July 17, 2026

About

Founded in 1952, Girardi Energia is a limited company headquartered in Torino, Italy specializing in Hydro, Solar.

Girardi Energia is a family-run Italian renewable energy producer rooted in the Piedmont valleys, operating around 14 hydroelectric plants and one photovoltaic park. The family began producing electricity in 1952, and the company was formally established as Girardi Energia S.r.l. in 2010 by merging three existing group companies. It has expanded through acquisitions and plant rebuilds, and offers guided visits to its plants, including the Abrard plant museum project for schools and associations.

Headquarters

Torino, Italy

Founded

1952

Company type

Limited company

Focus areas

hydroelectricsolar photovoltaicrenewable energyfamily businessguided visitsschoolsPiedmontItaly

Products & services

Business models

IPP

Value chain

DevelopmentCommunity Engagement

Service areas (1)

  • Hydroelectric and solar power generation

    Produces and sells renewable electricity from a portfolio of hydroelectric plants and a photovoltaic park, and hosts guided educational visits for schools and associations.

Locations

Headquarters

Corso Trapani 150, 10141, Torino, Italy

Service regions

Italy

Projects

6

Abrard

OperationalHydroelectric plant

Hydroelectric plant in Torre Pellice, first commissioned in the early 20th century to supply the Mazzonis textile mills, fully rebuilt in 2010 and acquired by Girardi Energia in 2018. The historic plant is now decommissioned and houses a century-old turbine group.

Torre Pellice, Italy

Santa Margherita

OperationalHydroelectric plant

New plant that entered service in 2022, marking the company's 70th anniversary.

Italy

Brosso

OperationalHydroelectric plant

New hydroelectric plant built on the municipal water supply pipeline of Brosso, entered service in 2016.

Vico Canavese, Italy

Bossolin

OperationalHydroelectric plant

Hydroelectric plant rebuilt and recommissioned by Valdis S.r.l.; new grid connection in Villar Pellice.

Villar Pellice, Italy

Greguri

OperationalHydroelectric plant

Hydroelectric plant in Bussoleno, originally built in 1957 and fully rebuilt; acquired by Girardi Energia in 2012.

Bussoleno, Italy

Polveriera

OperationalSolar PV plant

Photovoltaic plant acquired through G.E.S. S.r.l. in 2015.

Italy

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Associato dell'Anno 2018

Elettricità Futura2018Associato dell'Anno

Industry memberships

APEI (Associazione Produttori Energia Idroelettrica)Elettricità Futura

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