Four RWE projects were awarded a contract for difference (CfD) in the latest Italian renewables auction, FER-X. The Serra Giannina wind farm, which will be installed in Potenza in the Basilicata region, will have six turbines with a total capacity of 42 megawatts (MW). Two ground-mounted solar plants, Ponte Valentino 1 & 2, with approximately 32,000 solar modules and a total capacity of 17.65 MWac, will be installed in Benevento in the Campania region. The 8 MWac Agri-PV plant Carcitella, which includes approximately 13,000 solar modules mounted on high-tracker systems, will be located in Sicily. Construction of all four projects is scheduled to start in 2026.
Katja Wünschel, CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “This auction success is a fantastic milestone. Besides further solar projects it includes our 20th onshore wind farm in Italy. We are proud to further support the country’s ambitious expansion goals. Looking ahead to upcoming auctions, aligning auction values with real technology costs will be key to unlocking even more capacity and accelerating Italy’s energy transition.”
RWE Renewables Italia – strong presence in Italian market for renewables
RWE is a key player in the Italian renewables market. The company takes an integrated project approach that incorporates the development, construction and operation as well as the marketing of wind farms and solar plants. RWE operates 17 onshore wind farms in Italy, with a combined installed capacity of 598 MW – enough to supply more than 500,000 Italian households with green electricity every year. In addition to its first commercial-scale Agri-PV plants Morcone (9.8 MWac) and Acquafredda (9.3 MWac) in the Campania region, RWE is constructing two new onshore wind farms: The 47 MW Serra Palino wind farm is located in the Apulia region and the 45 MW Venusia wind farm in the Basilicata region. In addition to the FER-X auction, RWE was successful in the latest Agri-PV auction with three projects totalling 30.2 MW.
Pictures of RWE wind and solar farms in Italy (credit: RWE) are available at the RWE Media Centre.
