RWE has commissioned one of its largest onshore wind farms in Italy after a year of construction. The 54 megawatt (MW) San Severo wind farm consists of 12 turbines, each with a capacity of 4.5 MW. Located in the province of Foggia in the municipality of San Severo, the wind farm will supply up to 55,000 Italian households with green electricity.
Katja Wünschel, CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia:“The commissioning of San Severo crowns a successful year with a number of new renewables projects in our core Italian market. With Mondonuovo, we have started the construction of another large wind farm, Bosco is our first Italian solar farm under construction and we have just taken the investment decision for Morcone and Acquafredda, our world's first commercial advanced agri-PV plants to be built next spring. A big thank you to the team and all the partners and companies involved. We look forward to the next milestones in our journey to help Italy achieve net zero by 2040.”
Community investment
RWE offered Italian residents the opportunity to take up an active role in the energy transition and benefit financially directly from it. Subscribers to this community funding had the opportunity to invest between €250 and €5,000 with a term of 24 months and a guaranteed return of up to 9% gross per annum. The total San Severo community investment was €200,000.
RWE Renewables Italia – strong presence in the Italian renewable energy market
RWE is a major player in the Italian renewables market. The company pursues an integrated project approach that includes the development, construction and operation as well as marketing of wind farms and solar plants. The company draws on its extensive experience to drive forward its business in Italy. As of today, RWE operates 16 onshore wind farms with an installed capacity of approximately 527 MW in the country. With its onshore fleet, RWE supplies around 400,000 Italian households with green electricity every year. The company is currently constructing the 53-MW Mondonuovo wind farm in the Apulia region and Bosco (8.3 MWac), its first Italian solar plant near Palermo. Recently, RWE was successful in the Italian Resilience and Recovery Plan auction, awarding contract for difference tariff and up to 40% return on investment for advanced Agri-PV. In spring 2025, RWE will start construction of the 9.8 MWac Morcone and 9,3 MWac Acquafredda advanced Agri-PV plants, located in the Campania region.
Pictures of San Severo wind farm (credit: RWE) are available at the RWE Media Centre
