Renewables, 24 GW of projects blocked in the authorization process

Twenty-four GW of projects from renewable sources, for approximately 33 billion euros of investments, are still waiting to complete the authorization process at the Ministry of Culture and the Presidency of the Council. This is what emerges from the data updated to 31 August 2026 from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (Mase), to which Anie Rinnovabili draws attention, asking for greater coordination between administrations.

In the first eight months of the year, the Pnrr-Pniec Commission expressed 308 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) opinions, over 40% more than in the same period in 2025, relating to plants for 19.5 GW and investments exceeding 36 billion. The Via-Vas Commission also increased its activity by 40%, issuing around 380 opinions.

Acceleration, however, is not enough to unlock the projects. From 2021 to August 2026, the Pnrr-Pniec Commission examined plants for over 67 GW, equivalent to more than 82 billion in investments. Of these, 39 GW also obtained the unanimous opinion of the Ministry of Culture, allowing the Mase to proceed with the decrees. Another 24 GW are awaiting completion of the transitions at the MIC and Palazzo Chigi, while 4 GW are in the final phase of the ministerial investigation.

The risk, according to Anie Rinnovabili, is that the delays are transferred from one administration to another, slowing down the construction of the plants necessary to reach the 131 GW of installed renewable capacity envisaged by the Pniec by 2030. The association therefore asks to strengthen the staff of the administrations involved, guarantee compliance with deadlines and introduce monitoring of the Mic's activities similar to that already started by the Mase.