Italian Local Regional governance24 Oct 2024 10:44
The Italian scheme
The scheme will be partly funded by the RRF, following the Commission's positive assessment of
Italy's Recovery and Resilience Plan
and its adoption by the Council. The part of the scheme financed
by the RRF will run until 31 December 2025, while the remaining part of the scheme will run until 31
December 2027.
The scheme supports the construction of renewable power generation installations, as well as the
expansion of existing ones. Beneficiaries are small projects, with capacity of up to 1 MW.
Beneficiaries can access the scheme on a first come, first served basis. The scheme is composed of
two aid measures:
A premium tariff on the quantity of electricity consumed by self-consumers (final customers
who generate renewable electricity for their own consumption) and renewable energy
communities (legal entities empowering citizens, small businesses and local authorities to
produce, manage and consume their own electricity), paid over a 20-year period. This
measure, with a total budget of €3.5 billion, will be financed through a levy on the electricity
bill of all consumers.
An investment grant of up to 40% of eligible costs, for a total budget of €2.2 billion financed
through the RRF. Eligible projects must become operational before 30 June 2026 to benefit
from funding.