(Finance) – “The Ministry of Ecological Transition achieved all 7 objectives of the PNRR that it had with the European Union at the end of December and is perfectly on time to achieve the other 11 planned for the end of June: 4 investments and 7 reforms. The completely misleading title of the article published today by Repubblica – Anxiety on the delays of the PNRR is therefore inexplicable. Giovannini and Cingolani the ministers most in difficulty – on presumed delays and difficulties in the implementation of the items of the PNRR under the jurisdiction of the Mite. “This was written by the ministry led by Roberto Cingolani in a note, also specifying that “the figure reported in the text of 77 billion of PNRR funds to be spent by the end of the year by the Ministry is wrong: the portion of the Plan pertaining to the dicastery is 34.7 billion euros in 5 years, until 2026 “.
“The newspaper – continues Il Mite – also speaks of waste-to-energy plants to be built with the money from the plan, but these facilities are not included in the PNRR. On the other hand, the tenders already launched for waste treatment plants have received an excellent response. Tenders for 2.5 billion have already been launched, which will be assigned in the coming months: waste management plants and modernization of existing plants (1.5 billion), “flagship” projects of economy circular (0.6 billion), green islands (0.2), interventions for the environmental sustainability of ports (0.27). In the next six months, procedures and tenders will be launched for another 10 billion euros: agricultural development (1.1 billion), renewable promotion for energy communities and self-consumption (2.2), development of biomethane (1.92) , smart grid strengthening (3.61), interventions on climatic resilience of networks (0.5), development of district heating systems (0.2), protection and enhancement of urban and extra-urban green areas (0.33). The first M&T (Milestone & Target) to be achieved in March, the Ministerial Decree for the digitization of parksis already ready in draft “.
“By June 30, 2022, after the digitization of the parks – adds the Ministry -, the Mite must adopt the strategy national for the circular economy and approve the plan to support local authorities. There are also funds for culture and awareness on environmental issues and challenges and 160 million for research and development onhydrogen“.” The entry into force of incentives tax to support the production and consumption of green hydrogen in the transport sector. Other reforms are the simplification and acceleration of procedures for interventions efficiency energetic and against the instability hydrogeological and measures to facilitate the management of integrated water services “.
“The launch of the national program for the management of waste – concludes the Mite -. Finally, 450 million are earmarked for the production of new ones electrolyzers for green hydrogen. In addition, 3 gigawatts of new power from renewables to be tendered in the next six months (FER1), after the award of 1.8 gigawatts in January “.