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Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by EU funds Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) says 747 projects have been selected under the nation’s first agrivoltaic program, backed by €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) from European recovery funds.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Nov 12, 2025
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Italy seizes solar investment portal over €80 million scam The Italian authorities have frozen bank accounts and seized assets linked to a transnational network accused of defrauding about 6,000 investors through a fake PV investment scheme.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Nov 03, 2025
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Italy’s second Fer X solar auction draws bids for 3.16 GW The auction is the first one implementing the resilience criteria stipulated by the EU in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).
Massimiliano Tripodo
Oct 02, 2025
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Italy’s first MACSE battery auction smashes expectations with 10 GWh awarded at record low prices The result of the auction are tariffs that came dramatically below the reserve premium which was set at €37,000 per MWh per year.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Oct 01, 2025
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Italy’s first Fer X solar auction draws bids for 10.1 GW Italy’s first solar auction under the transitional Fer X incentive scheme will be finalized in mid-December. Projects over 1 MW will have to be built with modules, cells and inverters that are not manufactured in China.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Sep 15, 2025
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PV system fire under investigation as suspected arson in Italy A solar plant with about 5,000 panels caught fire earlier this week in Sardinia, Italy. Police are investigating suspected arson.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Sep 10, 2025
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Italy launches 1.6 GW solar auction Italy’s second solar auction under the transitional FER X incentive scheme will be finalized in mid-November. Projects over 1 MW in size will have to be built with modules, cells and inverters that are not manufactured in China.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Sep 05, 2025
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Italy allocates 1.72 GW in rooftop PV tender for agricultural firms The Italian government has awarded €2.35 billion ($2.74 billion) in subsidies to 22,942 rooftop solar projects totaling 1.72 GW, fully allocating the budget under its agrisolar program for agricultural firms.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Sep 03, 2025
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Italy issues special procedures for PV tenders over 1 MW with ‘non-Chinese’ components The country aims to promote modules manufactured in the EU with new tender criteria. To this end, the government has introduced non-price-related tender criteria, making it one of the first EU countries to implement the NZIA guidelines.
Massimiliano Tripodo, Sergio Matalucci
Sep 01, 2025
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