EnergyReader · 2026-08-06 02:39

Italy reverses coal standby decision with imminent closure of Enel's 3.7 GW fleet

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 6, 2026

Italy's energy ministry announced on Wednesday (2026-08-05) the "imminent authorisation" of permanent closures at two coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 3.7 GW, overturning its own standing policy to keep the units available as an emergency backstop. The plants — Enel's 1.86 GW Civitavecchia facility in the Lazio region and its 1.82 GW Brindisi plant in Puglia — had been formally retained on standby because Italian officials judged the grid unable to absorb a rapid coal exit.

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