Key takeaways from Italy’s KEY trade show
This year’s KEY – The Energy Transition Expo, Europe’s second-largest solar trade show, highlighted the rapid growth of Italy’s PV market and its expanding international reach.
Italy strikes down Sardinian moratorium on renewables
The decision is significant, as “it sets out principles whose scope exceeds the issue of the moratorium, affirming the unconstitutionality of regional regulations that conflict with the decarbonization objectives established at the European and national level,” says attorney Claudio Vivani.
Italy to hold 10 GWh storage auction on September 30, grid company Terna says
The information was confirmed by Francesco Del Pizzo, president for grid development strategies and dispatching at the Terna Group.
Italy installed 6.8 GW of solar in 2024
The country’s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 37.08 GW at the end of December.
Italy increases incentives for EU-made solar modules
Italy has expanded incentives for PV projects using EU-made modules under its Transizione 5.0 Tax Credit scheme, offering up to 35% coverage and higher calculation bases for high-efficiency cells and modules.
Italy adds 1.74 GW during Jan-Oct, reaches record 12 GWh of energy storage
From January to the end of October 2024, Italy added 1.74 GW of storage system projects.
Italy approves 6 GW of utility-scale solar in first 10 months of 2024
Italy’s regional governments approved 6 GW of utility-scale solar projects between January and October 2024, according to updates from Terna’s Econnextion map. Most of these projects are concentrated in Sicily, Lazio, Puglia, Sardinia, and Basilicata.
Italy allocates 322 MW of PV in latest renewables auction
The Italian authorities have allocated 410.6 MW of renewables capacity in the nation’s 15th procurement exercise for clean energy. Developers have offered a maximum discount ranging between 2.01% and 5.35% from the auction ceiling price of €0.07778 ($0.08272)/kWh.
Energy storage more than half of new Italian grid capacity for 2025
Italian electricity transmission system operator Terna has published the results of 2025’s main capacity market auction.
Italy preps energy storage auctions
The appropriate minister has signed into law a decree which will allow electricity transmission system operator (TSO) Terna to stage procurement exercises, possibly as early as the first half of 2025.
