Gestore dei Servizi Energetici allocates 94.2 MW of solar capacity in its latest auction

Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) awarded 94.2 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 15 locations and 22 MW of wind power in Italy. The size of the PV projects ranges from 2.2 MW to 15.8 MW.

All developers discounted the auction ceiling price of EUR0.065 ($0.070)/kWh by 2% to 2.12%. The lowest bid was EUR0.06362 (US$0.06916)/kWh for a 15.8 MW solar plant near Foggia, Apulia.

The bids were comparable to or somewhat higher than those in the ninth renewable energy auction, where discounts ranged from 2.0% to 2.50%. During this September procurement round, the GSE allocated 413 MW of renewable energy, including 293.7 MW of solar.