Italian renewable energy operator ERG has obtained 20-year pay-as-produced tariffs for two wind repowering projects totalling 141 megawatts (MW) in the country’s first RES X auction, the company said on Monday.
The winning bids cover the Carlentini site in the province of Syracuse, which will reach 97 MW after repowering — including 81 MW of full reconstruction — and the Greci-Montaguto project in Avellino, which will rise to 44 MW.
According to ERG, combined installed capacity at the two locations is set to increase to 141 MW from the current 69 MW, lifting expected annual power generation to more than 300 gigawatt-hours.
Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2026, with both projects slated to enter commercial operation in 2027.
“Thanks to the favourable outcome of the RES X auction for us, we will launch two strategic wind repowering projects that will allow us to achieve the dual objective of modernising the current wind farms with the latest generation technologies and at the same time locking in energy sales prices for the first 20 years of operation with a tariff consistent with our profitability targets,” ERG Chief Executive Paolo Merli said.
The projects are part of a broader push to renew aging Italian wind assets as the country targets higher renewable generation in the coming decade.
