Italy’s solar market is evolving fast. According to PV Tech, 2024 saw Italy add 6.8GW of solar PV – a 30% increase from the previous year – driven by a 163% surge in utility-scale projects. Data from Italia Solare shows that 3,045MW of utility-scale capacity was added last year versus 1,157MW in 2023, while residential installations dropped by 21% following the end of the Super bonus scheme. As reported by the article, this trend towards utility-scale was predicted last year by Limes Managing Director, Cristiano Spillati, who foresaw “the average size of solar projects to get bigger in 2024” in an interview with PV Tech. He also noted the “disparity between Italy’s electricity demand, clustered in the wealthier north of the country, and the available land and sun for large solar plants in the south”, emphasising that “energy storage would become essential in meeting the country’s electricity demand with renewables”.