In the seventh round of renewable energy source (RES) tenders called by the GSE (Gestore Servizi Energetici – Energy Service Provider) Enel Green Power Italia and Enel Produzione have been awarded 129.6 MW split between new renewable capacity and refurbishment of hydropower plants already in service. The seventh GSE renewable energy sources auction recorded a total offering of only 1,232 MW with projects awarded for 975 MW, equal to just under 30% of the 3,313 MW made available under the “auction – new renewable capacity >1 MW” quota.

“The result of the seventh GSE auction confirms the trends that were recorded in previous auctions, which began in October 2019,” commented Salvatore Bernabei, Enel’s Head of Enel Green Power and Thermal Generation. He added that there was a continued urgency to put in place concrete measures to guarantee certainty and reduce the time required for authorization procedures, with full harmonization of local and central legislation on Italy’s decarbonization objectives. “In the coming months, we await the issuance of the implementing decrees provided for by Italy’s Legislative Decree n.199 / 2021 transposing RED II and further improvements to the legislation in order to give greater certainty to operators in a key sector for economic recovery”, he added.

Enel’s 2022-2024 Strategic Plan foresees a global increase in additional capacity from renewable energy sources of 21.2 GW, to reach a total capacity of 75 GW.