Renzi says billions for green energy (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, June 23 - 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.