Thursday, May 21Thursday, May 21Italy is advancing its renewable energy sector with a significant agrivoltaic project, marking a key development in the country’s transition away from fossil fuels. European Energy has begun construction on Italy’s largest agrivoltaic installation, a 225.5MW project designed to combine solar energy generation with agricultural land use. This initiative aligns with broader European efforts to expand renewable capacity, particularly in solar and wind, as highlighted by the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB’s analysis suggests that improved coordination in renewables deployment could boost solar capacity by 42% and wind by 110%, enhancing energy security and competitiveness .
Despite these strides, Italy remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels, which accounted for 52.3% of its electricity generation in 2025. This dependence has contributed to the country having the highest electricity prices in the EU, exacerbated by poor interconnectivity and lingering ties to Russian gas—though imports from Russia have dropped to just 3% . In response, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urged the EU to treat the energy crisis with the same urgency as a defense emergency, calling for relaxed fiscal rules to allow greater public spending. Meloni warned that without such flexibility, Italy may struggle to justify continued participation in the EU’s SAFE defense program, emphasizing the need for policy coherence to address high energy costs .
Fossil fuels and poor interconnectivity: Italy had the most expensive electricity among EU countries in 2025 The picture painted by the European Commission in its report REPowerEU Four Years On: Italy. As regards independence from Russian fossil fuels, the peninsulas imports of Russian gas have plummeted to 3 per cent, but fossil fuels still account for 52.3 per cent of the countrys electricity generation
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