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Posted on January 21, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleIn 2025, Italy's solar power production hit a record 44.3 TWh, a 25% increase from 2024, while renewables covered 41% of demand.
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 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)
Solar power is energy harnessed from sunlight using solar panels or other technologies to convert sunlight into electricity.
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources that are replenished over time, such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power.
Battery storage refers to systems that store energy for later use, allowing for the management of energy supply and demand.
Hydroelectric power is electricity generated by harnessing the energy of flowing water, typically from rivers or dams.
Green energy capacity refers to the total amount of energy that can be produced from renewable sources like solar, wind, and hydro.
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