For decree on renewable Fer2 the government listens to Tuscany. Comes from the Region and come on geothermal areas the last solicitation to quickly launch the new provision on renewable energies. The accumulated delays worry the most advanced part of Italy in terms of exploitation of underground sources.
The Covid emergency has its faultsand, but if the government really focuses on energy transition, the legislation can no longer be postponed. The Fer2 is nothing more than the missing link of the previous Fer1 of 2019 which it foresees for the coming years 12 billion kWh of clean energy and business incentives. It should have been ready last February and the conclusion is not in sight.
The workers of the areas between Pisa, Grosseto, Siena and Livorno they are concerned about the slow pace of politics. The Cinquestelle Undersecretary for Economic Development Alessandra Todde, in answering parliamentary questions, did not exclude that on geothermal energy it could even be necessary a public consultation. A popular passage after the opinions of the Unified Conference and of the Arera.
The hypothesis alarms the territories and has also given rise to a position from members of the League. In the Valdicecina area, said Northern League deputy Mario Lolini, the referendum feared by the Undersecretary is much feared. But the League finished second. Italia Viva had already asked Minister Patuanelli not to hesitate any longer. Referendum or no referendum.
More than a third of the electricity produced in Italy today derives from renewables. Since 2012, however, the development of the sector has slowed down. Public investment was lower than private investment. Not to mention the widespread responsibilities for the misuse of European funds also in terms of energy. Reasons why a change of pace was necessary for the 2030 objectives identified with the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec), says Sara Moretto of IV.
The expected decree must give certainty for companies that exploit the subsoil "freeing up billions of euros of incentives that will translate into subsidies for small and new plants or for the upgrading of existing ones". The game is all here. On the other hand, the meaning of a possible referendum on the exploitation of a natural resource, which has always been connected to the economic life of Tuscany, is not understood. Geothermal power plants they differ from other sources of production in providing energy on a constant basis throughout the year. Enel has a consolidated process in specific areas. The same Consorzio Sviluppo Geothermal Areas, over the years has become the protagonist of initiatives that are all welcomed by politics. What remains in the field for now is the process outlined by Undersecretary Todde. Following the legal opinions, you said, it will be necessary to send the outline of the Decree "to the European Commission to the verification of compatibility with the rules on state aid”. Not at all a speedy path to respond to Tuscany and beyond.
