Italy added 4.8 GW of solar from January to October, says grid operator

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Italy’s grid operator, Terna, says 2025 solar installations through October point to a slower annual expansion rate than in 2024.</span></p><p><strong>From <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.it/2025/11/14/a-ottobre-nuova-capacita-per-735-mw-di-fotovoltaico-e-164-mwh-di-accumuli/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">pv magazine Italy</a></strong></p>
<p>Italy installed about 4.81 GW of new PV systems in the first 10 months of this year, according to new statistics from national transmission grid operator Terna.</p>
<p>The current growth trajectory suggests a potential contraction for the full year compared with 2024, when installations reached 6.8 GW. Annual additions totaled 5.23 GW in 2023, 2.48 GW in 2022 and 0.94 GW in 2021.</p>
<p>Terna reported that about 732 MW of new PV systems were connected to the grid in October. Installed photovoltaic capacity reached 41.88 GW at the end of October.</p>
<p>Electrochemical storage systems in Italy reached 5.33 GW and 10.66 GWh. Newly deployed storage capacity in the first 10 months of the year totaled 841 MW and 1,541 MWh.</p>