the ranking of the regions – Corriere.it

Sicily, which already today has a positive record of authorizations, is the region that will have to create more renewable energy power in the coming years, but surprisingly Lombardy is the second region called to make the greatest effort to achieve the goals of decarbonising energy production national, even in front of Puglia which, being a southern territory, has more hours of sunshine a year. The sources also include biomethane which is obtained from agriculture, a sector where Lombardy is the leader. The objectives have been indicated by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security in the eagerly awaited decree on suitable areas that Mase will shortly send to the Joint Conference.

Target 80 national gigawatts

By 2030, our country will have to install “an additional power of 80 GW from renewable sources, necessary to meet the new objectives deriving from the implementation of the Fit for 55 package, also in light of the EU Repower package”, reads the draft. Well, if Sicily will have to build 10.3 GW, Lombardy will receive almost 8.7, while Puglia (which so far hasn’t stood out for the speed of issuing permits) has 7.28 GW as a target. Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia follow, both with 6.2 gigawatts, and Veneto with 5.76 Gw.

suitable areas

But which areas are considered suitable? “At least the following types of surfaces and areas”. Quarries and mines that have ceased, not been recovered or abandoned or in conditions of environmental degradation or the portions of quarries and mines not susceptible to further exploitation. Sites where plants from the same source are already installed and where modifications, even substantial ones, are carried out for refurbishment, upgrading or complete reconstruction, possibly combined with accumulation systems, which do not involve a change in the occupied area of ​​more than twenty per hundred. State-owned real estate, identified by the State Property Agency, having consulted the Ministry of Economy and Finance, not included in valorisation or disposal programs under its responsibility, as well as state-owned assets, identified in agreement with the user administrations, used by them. The sites and systems are available to the companies of the Italian State Railways group and the railway infrastructure managers as well as the motorway concessionaires. The sites and systems are available to the airport management companies.

For solar only

Exclusively for photovoltaic systems, also with ground modules and for biomethane production plants, areas classified as agricultural are suitable, enclosed in a perimeter whose points are no more than 500 meters away from areas for industrial, artisanal and commercial use , including sites of national interest, as well as quarries and mines; the areas inside the industrial plants and factories and the areas adjacent to the motorway network within a distance not exceeding 300 metres.