Lantania lands €35m EPC to build 80 MWp of Italian solar

• Spain’s Lantania won a €35 million EPC package for three solar farms in northern Italy, marking its entry into the country’s renewables market.

Spanish infrastructure group Lantania has secured a €35 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mandate to build three solar farms in northern Italy, totaling about 80 MWp. The award marks the company’s first major renewables push in the country and underscores how portfolio EPCs—covering multiple sites under a single framework—are becoming the norm for schedule-driven developers.

The technical recipe is familiar but precise. Expect high-efficiency modules on tracker or optimized fixed-tilt structures depending on terrain, DC/AC ratios tuned for annual yield rather than headline peaks, and plant controllers configured for reactive power, ride-through and rapid curtailment response in line with Italian grid codes. Unified SCADA, string-level monitoring and thermal inspections will underpin performance analytics during commissioning and early operations.

Portfolio EPCs deliver scale benefits. Bulk buys for transformers, switchgear and protection systems cut cost and, crucially, reduce risk around long-lead items that often set the critical path. Standardized foundations, pre-engineered cable routes and repeatable QA/QC checklists shrink field change orders. For lenders and owners, having a single counterparty reduces interface risk and simplifies performance testing.

Permitting in northern Italy typically comes with clear environmental conditions—storm-water controls sized for intense rain, hedgerow reinforcement, and habitat corridors that lift net biodiversity over the project life. Visual screening and traffic management plans mitigate construction-phase impacts on nearby communities. Decommissioning provisions and recycling pathways for modules and balance-of-plant components are increasingly required by municipalities.

Commercially, offtake can blend corporate PPAs with market exposure, depending on node fundamentals. Co-located batteries are on many developers’ roadmaps: even two to four hours of storage can shift afternoon output into evening peaks and unlock ancillary-service revenues, improving capture rates as solar penetration rises.

With the contract signed, the near-term focus turns to site mobilization and procurement sequencing. Delivering these first Italian plants on time and on budget will give Lantania a platform to pursue a broader pipeline in one of Europe’s most active solar markets.