Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on
Thursday said that Italy has a renewable energy strategy, citing
a four-billion-euro investment from TERNA electric over four
years, and an Industry Ministry decree worth nine billion to
support the strategy.
"We waited for the end of the post-referendum controversy
and discussions on the elections to present the work that the
country intends to do on renewable energy, starting with ENI and
ENEL," Renzi said.
ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi said state-controlled energy
giants ENI and ENEL are discussing a "joint venture" in green
energy and open to talking with others willing to participate,
calling it "essential".
The decree that Renzi referred to was set to be signed
Thursday by Environmental Minister Gian Luca Galletti and
Industry Minister Carlo Calenda, providing for a
nine-billion-euro investment in renewable energy over the course
of 20 years.
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