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The Italian energy agency Store dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has announced that the second solar energy auction under the new stimulation schedule of Italy for renewable energy, the “transition” Fer X program, 818 project proposals has attracted a combined capacity of 10.1 GW.
The GSE has also said that the final results of the auction will be announced on December 11.
The purchasing exercise is expected to assign at least 200 MW PV capacity and a maximum of 1.6 GW.
Commercial and industrial PV projects, as well as large-scale PV facilities, can participate in the auction, which is expected to be held between November 17 and 16.
For PV projects of up to 1 MW in size, the Italian government has excluded the use of solar modules, cells and inverters from China.
According to GSE, the first auction of the Transitional Fer X program attracted 1,387 project proposals with a combined capacity of 17,537 MW. Pre -qualified project developers have until 12 September to submit definitive offers.
In the latest tender under the earlier version of the FER X schedule, which is the 16th of such a auction of Italy, the GSE has awarded 278.5 MW of solar capacity at 53 locations and approved two wind projects in total 88.4 MW.
Developers submitted maximum discounts, ranging from 2.01% to 7.91% discount on the auction ceiling price of € 0.078175 ($ 0.084949)/kWh. The lowest accepted bid was € 0.07199/kWh for a 2.7 MW Sunfabriek in the province of Ancona, Centraal -Isalia.
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