Government targets for (RES) and different support schemes, especially for solar photovoltaics, resulted in an increase from 7.9% (2005) to 18.2% (2015) in total share of renewable energy in the (TPES). 1.6% of the 18.2% renewables share is made up of solar energy. From 2005 to 2015 solar power has increased on average by 63.7% per year. The share of renewables in electricity generation has increased from 17.2% in 2005 to 40.2% in 2015, including 9.3.
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The entire nation of Italy retains high potential for solar energy production, ranging from 3.6 kWh per square meter per day in the Po river plain to 5.4 kWh per square meter per day in Sicily. Installed capacity in Italy was less than 100 MW before 2008.
The procurement exercise was Italy's first solar auction implementing the resilience criteria stipulated by the EU in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA). For PV projects exceeding 1 MW in size, the Italian government excluded the use of solar modules, cells, and inverters from China.
The procurement exercise, the second solar auction under Italy's Fer X incentive scheme and first to exclude the use of Chinese solar modules, cells and inverters for projects above 1 MW in size, concluded with a final average price of €0.06637/kWh. From pv magazine Italy
Annual and cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity (in MW) since 2000. Solar power is an important contributor to electricity generation in Italy, accounting for 12.3% of total generation in 2023, and with a total installed capacity of 36.01 GW. As of 2023, government plans are targeting solar PV capacity to rise to 79 GW by 2030.