Photovoltaic, 1.2 billion euros arriving to push plants up to 1 MW

The government tries to accelerate on renewables and, with the maneuver, leveraging the safeguard clause granted by Brussels at the request of Italy, allocates 1.2 billion to accelerate the spread of small-scale photovoltaic systems (up to 1 MW) that access the support mechanism provided for by the FerX decree. The provision, as is known, establishes direct access to incentives for plants under 1 MW - that is, without going through the auctions foreseen for plants above that threshold - through registration on the GSE portal and tariff differentiated by source and size set by Arera.

The maneuver therefore authorizes the GSE to grant capital contributions for a total of 1.2 billion (800 million in 2028, 200 million in 2029 and the same amount also in 2030), in an amount not exceeding 40% of the eligible investment costs in favor of the subjects who access the FerX.

The measure is linked to an overall power quota of 3 gigawatts. The criteria, implementation methods of the intervention and monitoring of investment spending will be defined by decree of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security which must be adopted, in agreement with the Mef, within 120 days from the date of entry into force of the law.

The intervention will be covered for 800 million to be registered in a specific capital of the Mase forecast so that it can then be transferred to the GSE, director of the measure, while the remaining 400 million will be recovered in the bill by drawing on system charges and, in particular, the Asoa component which finances incentives for renewable sources.