Edison presents the industrial development plan of renewable sources for 2030, with which he confirms himself as an operator engaged in the energy transition and in the achievement of the decarbonisation objectives set by the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec) and from Green Deal. The group will increase its installed renewable capacity from the current 2 GW to 5 GW by 2030 thanks to investments of 3 billion euros over the plan period. These resources will be allocated to greenfield renewable plants, i.e. newly built, complete reconstructions (repowering) of existing wind farms to equip them with the best technologies, increasing their production, as well as selective M&A operations. The growth plan of Edison in renewables also provides for a share dedicated togreen hydrogen.
“We want to accompany the country in the energy transition to achieve the carbon neutrality objectives – he declares Nicola Monti, Edison CEO -. Ours is a concrete and sustainable growth plan that integrates the different sources of production while also introducing flexibility systems. At the end of the plan, renewable generation will represent 40% of our production mix in an important effort to reduce climate-altering emissions “.
“We have a robust renewable development pipeline that will allow us to build 1,500 MW of new wind and photovoltaic power over the next 3 years, of which 1,300 MW in Southern Italy, 100 MW in the Center and 100 MW in the North of the country. development of further renewable capacity for the production of green hydrogen and 1 GW of storage and flexibility systems such as hydroelectric pumping and batteries by 2030 “, he declares Marco Stangalino, executive vice president Power Asset Edison. In the wind and photovoltaic sector, Edison currently has around 1.1 GW of installed power and the 1,500 MW under development comprise 800 MW of wind and over 700 MW of photovoltaics, for a total of 63 plants including greenfields and complete reconstructions throughout the country.
Edison was the promoter of the Sustainable Wind Renewal Charter and one of the first operators in Italy to translate these principles into practice through the activities of repowering concluded in recent years in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Puglia for about 120 MW in total. An activity that has earned her recognition Envision Gold, the highest rating level for sustainable infrastructures which certifies the attention paid by the company to the entire life cycle of the plants so that the impacts on the territory are reduced to a minimum and so that shared value is created in the local communities that host them.
In order to guarantee the safety and adequacy of the Italian electricity system, the growth plan of Edison in renewables it envisages the development of flexibility tools, such as hydroelectric pumping and storage batteries, as well as the latest generation gas production, which will continue to play a complementary role by compensating for the intermittency of non-programmable renewable sources.
Across the Renewables Business Plan to 2030, Edison confirms its strategy focused on the development of green generation, alongside energy efficiency, sales and services for end customers as well as gas and green gas activities.