Italy

Italy’s First Non-China Solar Auction Nets 1.1 GW
Italy’s FER-X awards 1.1 GW of non-Chinese solar at €66.38/MWh, a 17% premium—backing resilience, unlocking €10B, and signaling EU NZIA-era procurement shifts amid permitting bottlenecks.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, auctions, Europe, supply chain, FER-X, NZIA
Foresight buys majority of 2.2-GW Italian platform, scales solar pipeline
Foresight’s FEIP II fund acquires control of flyRen, a 2.2-GW Italian platform spanning solar, wind and storage development.
Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, m&a, Foresight, development pipeline, flyRen
Voltalia wins 68-MW of solar in Italy’s FER-X tender
France’s Voltalia secures 68 MW of Italian solar under FER-X, Italy’s new auction design aligned with the EU’s NZIA criteria.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Voltalia, tender, Europe, FER-X, NZIA
RWE Wins 68 MW in Italy’s FER-X Auction
RWE secures 68 MW of wind and solar in Italy’s first FER-X tender, strengthening its position as the country accelerates renewable energy expansion toward 2030.
Dec 8, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Italy, Europe, rwe, wind, Renewable Energy, FER-X auction
CCE Holding starts commercial operations at 42-MWp Italian solar project
Austria’s CCE Holding has commissioned a 42.08-MWp PV plant in Montalto di Castro, central Italy, adding reliable daytime capacity with lender-friendly design.
Dec 5, 2025 // Plants, Italy, Europe, utility solar, CCE Holding, commissioning, Montalto di Castro
Italy Awards 7.7 GW Solar Capacity in Largest-Ever FER X Auction
Italy’s new FER X program allocates 7.7 GW of photovoltaic capacity at competitive tariffs, boosting EU solar momentum.
Dec 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, photovoltaics, solar capacity, FER X auction, EU renewables
Zenith Energy buys 12-MWp Puglia solar, eyes battery add-on capacity
London-listed Zenith Energy acquired a 12-MWp ground-mount project in Puglia and secured adjacent land to enable a future battery retrofit.
Nov 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Italy, Battery Storage, Europe, project acquisition, puglia, Zenith Energy
Valfortec Launches €50m Solar Vehicle for Spain, Italy
Valfortec launches €50m-plus vehicle to fuel 70 MW of new solar in Spain and Italy, tapping strong investor demand amid policy tailwinds and volatile power markets.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, Valfortec
Alerion Hires Parapet for 80MWp Romania-Italy Solar
Alerion taps Parapet to deliver 80 MWp solar across Romania and Italy, accelerating Southern Europe expansion with EPC build-outs aligned to EU decarbonization—details on sites and PPAs to come.
Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, Italy, Europe, Romania, Alerion, Parapet
Ares buys 20% of Plenitude in €2bn landmark deal stake
Ares Alternative Credit closed a €2 billion transaction for a 20% stake in Italy’s Plenitude, strengthening the utility’s balance sheet for renewables and networks.
Nov 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, renewables investment, Plenitude, Ares, private capital
Apple, Engie Sign 10-Year Italian Clean Power Deal
Apple inks 10-year Engie deal for 173 MW of new Italian wind and solar, powering regional operations, stabilizing costs, and accelerating Europe-wide supply-chain decarbonization.
Oct 27, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Engie, Apple, Europe
Sizable Energy secures funding for ocean-based long-duration storage technology commercialization
Italy’s Sizable Energy raised USD 8 million to commercialize long-duration ocean energy storage, targeting affordable, safe multi-hour to multi-day capacity.
Oct 23, 2025 // Storage, Italy, Europe, long-duration storage, ocean energy, grid resilience, clean tech
Zenith Energy Acquires 22MWp Italian Solar Projects
Zenith Energy (LON:ZEN) to acquire 22 MWp Italian solar projects via Wesolar, accelerating its renewables push and expanding pipeline in a fast-growing European photovoltaic market.
Oct 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zenith Energy
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.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Italy, Europe, project delivery, Lantania
MET, Keppel JV Starts 10-MWp Agri-PV in Italy
Keppel and MET Group power up a 10-MWp agrivoltaic plant in Ferrera Erbognone, fusing solar with farming to boost Italy’s clean energy and land efficiency.
Oct 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, Keppel, MET Group