How many solar PV projects are there in Italy?

Italy currently has 140GW of solar PV projects in its grid connection queue. Image: Juwi In 2023, Italy installed over 5GW of new solar PV generation capacity, by some distance the most since 2011.

How much does solar PV cost in Italy?

Spillati said that around 140GW of solar PV projects are currently in the grid connection queue in Italy and that the total queue for all renewables is in excess of 300GW. This, he said, comes down to permitting: “There is no barrier to entry” for projects to get accepted for a connection point, as he claims it currently costs only around €3000.

Why did Italia Solare install in Q1 2024?

Italia Solare said that this is largely due to the increase in the National Single Price (PUN) and higher energy cost generally in the second half of 2023, which drove installations in Q1 2024 due to the time taken for commissioning, construction and connection of the sites that began last year.

How many solar projects have been installed in Italy in 2023?

The Italian solar trade association Italia Solare said that since October 2023, 622MW of these 10MW-plus projects have been connected, with connections occurring each month. The residential sector also held strong with 547MW installed, a 4% increase on Q4 2023 when 525MW of new residential capacity came online.

How much solar capacity does Italy have in 2023?

Of last year’s new capacity, a far larger share was taken up by large-scale projects; the national trade body, Italia Solare, recorded that in Q3 2023, the country added 341MW of solar in plants of 10MW or more, compared with 420MW from the same-sized facilities in the preceding two and a half years.

Will Italy be able to run a solar grid by 2028?

Terna, the Italian grid operator, announced in March a US$18 billion investment plan to expand and modernise Italy’s grid by 2028, to address these issues. The country is also in the process of passing a law banning the deployment of solar on agricultural land.