Italy's installed operational renewables capacity in January-October increased by a third from the same period a year ago to 6.04 GW, including 5.48 GW of solar power, Italian grid operator Terna reported.

Italy, a country reliant on hydropower, operated a total of 75.2 GW of renewables capacity so far, including 38.8 GW of solar power and 12.9 GW of wind power, the company reported on October 31.

The country added 1.74 GW of energy storage system from January 1 to October 31, 2024, according to the November power demand update from Terna.

As of late October, Italy had about 707,000 installations, equating to 11.78 GWh of capacity and 5.19 GW of nominal power, including 864 MW in the form of utility-scale energy storage sites. Meanwhile, 616 MW of power was associated with high and ultra-high voltage facilities with increased installations of storage systems, showed data from the company.