Italy extends deadline for solar farm grants
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Beneficiaries of Italy’s Parco Agrisolare program will have two extra months to request final payments for grants, as of October 16. The Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) announced the extension, moving the deadline from October 31, 2026, to December 31, 2026. This change responds to delays reported by companies connecting their solar power plants to the electrical grid.
The program, part of Italy’s Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR), National Recovery and Resilience Plan, supports the installation of solar panels on the roofs of buildings used for agriculture, animal husbandry, and agri-industry. Originally, recipients needed to report completed work by June 30, 2026, and submit payment requests by the end of October. The GSE created an alternative process for those unable to complete the standard online procedure.
This involved submitting documentation by June 30, 2026, via certified email, then the payment request through the GSE portal by October 31, 2026. The extension applies to projects approved in the first three rounds of the original Parco Agrisolare program. A separate call for proposals under the “Facility Parco Agrisolare” program, which closed on April 9, is not affected by this change and has different completion timelines.
