Italy solar power production hit new record in 2025, Terna says

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

21/01/2026 12:48

MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Italian solar power production rose 25% last year compared with 2024 to a new record of 44.3 terawatt hours (TWh), the country's power grid operator Terna TRN.MI said on Wednesday.

Hydroelectric output, after a bumper 2024, dropped 21% and wind power was slightly down. Overall, power generation from renewables covered 41% of Italian demand, down from 42%.

Italy added 7.2 gigawatts (GW) of green energy capacity last year compared with 7.5 GW in 2024, in a sign that the country needs to quicken the roll-out of renewables to meet its decarbonisation targets for 2030.

Overall electricity consumption was flat last year to 311.3 TWh, with imports covering around 15%.

Battery storage capacity increased by 1.7 GW to reach nearly 18 GW of capacity, Terna added.

 (Reporting by Francesca Landini, editing by Alvise Armellini)

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