GreenIT, the Italian renewable energy joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and CDP Equity (CDP Group), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Flagship Funds, have signed an agreement to develop three floating offshore wind projects in Latium and Sardinia.
The projects will be located on average roughly 30km off from the coast and have an overall capacity of approximately 2GW.
The agreement involves the development of a project in Latium, off the coast of Civitavecchia, for a total capacity up to 540MW.
The two other wind farms located off the coast of Olbia (Sardinia), with a power of around 500MW and 1000MW.
Combined, the three projects will produce around 5 TWh/year with commercial operation expected between 2028-2031 once the authorization process and subsequent construction phase are completed.The partnership’s offshore wind portfolio in Italy will thus reach almost 3GW with a yearly production of around 7TWh of renewable energy.
This will be enough to satisfy the electricity consumption of around 2.5 million households and contributing to the decarbonization objectives of the 2030 National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan, according to the developers. The three offshore projects will be using floating foundations, utilizing innovative technical solutions aimed at minimizing environmental and visual impact.
They will also benefit from technological and logistic synergies with the other offshore wind initiatives managed within the same partnership.The wind farms will be developed by a joint working team, in collaboration with Copenhagen Offshore Partners – the exclusive offshore wind development partner of CIP – and NiceTechnology and 7 Seas Wind Power.