Italy needs to speed up permitting process

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SolarPower Europe, WindEurope, ANEV, ANIE Rinnovabili, Elettricità Futura and Italia Solare have called on the Italian Government to adopt an ambitious Simplification Decree to speed up the deployment of renewables in the country.

Italy needs to add at least 7 GW of renewable capacity every year to meet its targets under the Green Deal. Italy’s achieved an average of less than 1 GW per year over the past few years with current permitting timetables. At this rate, our 2030 targets won’t be met until 2090. The priority is adopting a robust Simplification Decree, the first step envisaged by the Italian Recovery Plan, in order to overcome permitting bottlenecks for renewables projects. It aims at to simplify permitting rules and build an efficient governance... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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