Agrisolare for the South, third call. Companies get ready because from the September 16 to the October 14 can apply on GSE platform. The most satisfied with the new tender is Confagricoltura committed to using the 2,35 billion euros from the Pnrr in harmony with agricultural entrepreneurs. All resources must be allocated by December 2024, which makes innovative projects particularly interesting. The tenders are creating a good amount of work for design and engineering firms that use increasingly high-performance technologies. Today I'm beyond that 15 thousand beneficiary agricultural companies of the Pnrr alone and the third call has available 250 million coming from the 850 that Repower Eu.
Agricultural tender: what can be done with the contribution received
For the Southern Regions it is a question of facing decisively the reduction of energy costs, but also to demonstrate that the destination in favor of the South of 40% of the total Pnrr funds it was a good choice.
What can be done with the money from the tender? It is a capital contribution that covers up to 80% of eligible expenditure foreseen by the project. The eligible expenses concern the installation of photovoltaic panels, the removal and disposal of any asbestos present on the roofs, the thermal insulation of the roofs, the purchase of storage batteries and charging columns for electric mobility.
Another question: will southern agricultural companies be able to reach the goals by 2030 80 Gigawatts of electricity production with 50 coming from photovoltaic? These are structural objectives that (for now) have not been updated and require a dynamic approach in the transformation of many old businesses. The journey has begun, by the end of 2023 approximately 30 Gigawatts have been installed and with the help of more streamlined procedures the targets can be reached.
2030 objectives, but without ground-based systems
Compared to these numbers, one is expected by June 2026 production of 1,3 GW of new power deriving precisely from the interventions of the Agrisolare Park – explains Confagricoltura – The fundamental role that the Agrisolare measure plays in the growth of investments in renewable energy among companies in the primary sector is evident. Agricultural entrepreneurs who focus on self-consumption gain in competitiveness and product allocation on national and foreign markets.
Speaking of renewables in agriculture and land exploitation, we cannot fail to mention the other great theme of new installations on the ground. The government's positions remain distant from the requests of renewable energy entrepreneurs, there are investments blocked, authorizations on the waiting list. The help to increase the quantity of renewable energy by exploiting the land has been presented to the government and Parliament, but the positions, especially that of the minister Francesco Lollobrigida, are distant. Unless a compromise is found after the summer break that allows investing in the 4 million hectares of uncultivated land. A preliminary ruling would then fall... and perhaps the minister too.
