I work for the positioning of the regasifier di Snam they do not stop in the port of Piombino. The Tar of Lazio rejected the request for suspensive presented by the Common led by the mayor Francesco Ferrari (Brothers of Italy) who had challenged the single authorization issued by Special Commissioner Eugenio Giani, who is also president of Region Tuscany.
For the Judges Alfonso Graziano (president), Roberto Montixi and Luca Biffaro (who replaced the section president Silvestro Maria Russo at the last minute, suspended for one year from exercising public office on suspicion of an exchange of favours) there are no conditions for the granting of the precautionary suspension.
On 8 March the discussion on the merits. Snam can continue the work to be able to face the winter of 2023/24
At this point the appointment is in court on March 8, the day on which there will be the hearing to discuss the appeal on the merits. In the meantime, Snam will continue the work for prepare the port of Piombino and in particular the quay that will have to accommodate the Golar Tundra regasification vessel, which has a capacity of about 5 billion cubic meters, expected mid-March and that should start operate between the end of April and the beginning of May. In this way it would be possible to introduce methane into the network and allow it storage in deposits, a decisive factor to deal with in Italy the winter 2023/24.
Il Snam title on the stock exchange it is almost stable in the last week at around 4,64 euros.
The Tar: "There is no evidence of obvious anomalies", nor "risks for public safety"
I judges of the Tribunal administration of Lazio observed that "at the outcome of the first examination of the documentation offered, the process that led to the adoption of the provision burdened gave no evidence of blatant anomalies in the development of the proceeding, nor of incontrovertible investigative deficiencies suitable to support, before reaching the complete resolution of the merits, the suspension of the contested measures", as well as noted that "the feared risks to public safety related to the regasification terminal are currently not up-to-date, having regard to the fact that the Definitive Safety Report and the Integrated Environmental Authorization must be acquired before starting operations and that, with reference to the works started in the area SIN, no significant contingencies or critical issues have emerged regarding the conduct of the activities which will have to continue to be carried out in compliance with the detailed requirements and recommendations made by the competent bodies and included in the Commissioner's Ordinance No. 140 of 25.10.2022". In the appeal, the Municipality of Piombino had supported the "manifest unsuitability of the Golar Tundra ship, from a structural point of view, to operate in safety".
The president of the Tuscany Region Giani: "I wish for dialogue"
“It would be appropriate that, given the situation, one could be found dialogue level with the mayor of Piombino because thegeneral interest it must lead us to follow the phase that will lead to the entry of the regasification terminal into the port in the best possible way”, commented Eugenio Giani, speaking during the work of the Regional Council to announce the decision of the Lazio TAR.
The mayor of Piombino Ferrari: "Partial decision"
"We take note of the decision of the Lazio Regional Administrative Court not to grant the suspension - declared Francesco Ferrari, mayor of Piombino - it is a partial decision which only affects the precautionary measure: in any case, thehearing on the merits in which the Court will have the opportunity to deepen the many valid arguments presented by the Municipality, which it was not possible to do in this first phase of summary hearing. We certainly hoped for another result but we are satisfied with the urgency that the Tar granted to the discussion of the merits by setting the hearing already for 8 March 2023 ″. It is not excluded a appeal precautionary measure against the decision of the Lazio Regional Administrative Court before the Council of State.
