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The strategic role of renewable PPAs in the Italian market

The transition to generating electricity from a mix of renewable sources is increasingly the focus of European and national energy policy. Decarbonising the electricity sector is the main way to make energy supplies more diversified and efficient.

Italy’s renewable energy market is booming, thanks to a consolidated market parity for new investments and buyers’ need to reduce energy supply costs.

Against this background, the optimal market instrument to support investments is Renewable. Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Renewable PPAs are , long-term contracts that regulate the supply of renewable electricity and allow consumers to access a greener and more competitive supply.

The growth prospects for renewables in Italy



Authorizations

In 2022, 3.1 GW were authorized in Italy, including , 161 MW of wind and 3 GW of solar.

RES development

By 2025, an additional 12 GW (MBS estimates) of solar and wind capacity is expected. The FitFOR55 scenario predicts growth to over 100 GW by 2030.

Connections

Grid connection requests correspond to about 300 GW, about 3 times the new renewable capacity needed to meet the targets.

PPAs in the EU

In Europe to date, 45 GW of PPAs have been signed, of which 26 GW are corporate PPAs.

PPA in ITALY

Italy represents 2.6% of the European market, with 1.2 GW of PPAs. Of these, about 500 MW are corporate PPAs.

Market

There is strong demand to match the expected increase in competitive supply of ready-to-build renewable projects.

Key take-aways



INSIGHTS
into the distinctive elements of the Italian renewable market.
ANALYSIS
of contractual best practices and emerging opportunities for supply and demand.
ADVANCE KNOWLEDGES
about energy strategy and regulatory reforms.
COMPARISON
among investors, developers, manufacturers, traders, consumers and industry experts.

Objectives



Know

  • Analyze the technological, market, and regulatory conditions underlying the development of renewables in Italy.
  • Exploring the opportunities for renewable sourcing for Italian companies.
  • Review the various risks to counterparties and the options for managing them.

Share

  • Compare the contractual best practices of the main national and international operators.
  • Promote business opportunities through a unique forum for networking.
  • Stimulate debate between operators and institutions to support the role of PPAs in the energy transition.

Enable

  • Promote shared solutions to strengthen the efficiency of markets and the effectiveness of PPAs.
  • Boost demand appetite for renewable sourcing.
  • Involve the financial sector in the energy transition.

Contents



Energy policies, market regulation, and technological challenges.
The Italian PPA market: the evolution of the Italian market and contractual best practices.
Bankability and taxation.
Opportunities for Italian companies.

Organizers

RE-Source Platform

The RE-Source Platform is Europe’s leading forum for corporate renewable energy sourcing. Through its policy advocacy, wide-ranging and innovative Renewable Energy Buyers Toolkit and popular annual event for energy buyers and sellers, RE-Source seeks to remove barriers for corporates to renewable energy procurement in support of Europe’s climate and energy goals.

www. resource-platform.eu

 

MBS Consulting

MBS Consulting is the first entirely Italian Solution Consulting group. Thanks to its expertise in strategy, change management, and research, it provides enterprises with sustainable, state-of-the-art and concrete end-to-end solutions. Today MBS, in addition to its consolidated experience in the Banking and Insurance industries, is also a central player in the energy sector. This is thanks to MBS’s integration in 2021 with REF-E. For more than 20 years, REF-E has been helping the main operators in the sector, in Italy and abroad, to face the strategic, organizational, and operational challenges posed by the energy transition.

www.mbsconsulting.com

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