In Italy in 2025 7 Gw of new renewables, 10 would be needed

In 2025, Italy confirms its delay in renewables. Last year, only 7.2 Gigawatts of clean sources were installed in the country. In Germany they were 23.3 Gw, in Spain 10.8 Gw. To reach the 2030 target for renewables of the national energy plan, the Pniec, the annual installation would need to be increased to 10 Gw. This is supported by the report for the States General of the Green Economy, organized by the Edo Ronchi Sustainable Development Foundation at the Ecomondo fair in Rimini.

The Pniec indicates the target for Italy of 39.4% of renewables on the total energy consumed (for electricity, heat and fuel). But in 2024 the country was only at 19.6%, less than the European average of 25.2%. In 2024, only 20% of energy consumption for heating and cooling in the country came from renewables, far from the Pniec target of 35.9%. In 2024 in Italy only 10% of consumption in the transport sector came from renewables, less than a third of the target of 34.2% by 2030. In 2025 only 47% of electricity came from renewables, with the Pniec target of 70% by 2030.

Italy remains among the European countries with the highest energy dependence on foreign countries, which for some years has stood at an average of around 74%, much higher than the EU average of around 57%.

Italy's energy intensity (gross domestic consumption in relation to GDP) is 72 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) per million euros in 2024, significantly better than the EU average of 85 toe per million euros. Energy consumption per unit of GDP has fallen by 30% in 20 years, less than the European average of 36%, less than Spain and France by 36% and Germany by 42%.