COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Italy Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10160/21; ST 10160/21 ADD 1 REV 2) of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy
Date: 2023-11-24
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EU aid, EU loan, Italy, digital transformation, economic recovery, economic reform, energy policy, green economy, investment, structural adjustment

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 24.11.2023  SWD(2023) 392 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Italy Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10160/21; ST 10160/21 ADD 1 REV 2) of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy    {COM(2023) 765 final}  
 
 
Table of contents 

1.  Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 2 

2.  Objectives of the modification of the plan ...................................................................................... 2 

3.  Summary of the assessment of the plan ........................................................................................ 14 

3.1.  Comprehensive and adequately balanced response to the economic and social situation .... 14 

3.2. 

Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester .......................... 16 

3.3.  Growth potential, job creation, economic, institutional and social resilience, European Pillar 
of Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social territorial cohesion and convergence

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3.4. 

The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ ............................................................................. 17 

3.5.  Green transition ..................................................................................................................... 21 

3.6.  Digital transition ................................................................................................................... 22 

3.7. 

Lasting impact of the plan ..................................................................................................... 23 

3.8.  Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation ............................................................ 23 

3.9.  Costing .................................................................................................................................. 24 

3.10.  Controls and audit ................................................................................................................. 26 

3.11.  Coherence ............................................................................................................................. 26 

3.12.  REPowerEU .......................................................................................................................... 26 

3.13.  Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect .............................................................. 30 

ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging............................................................................... 32 

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1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

In 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Italy faced several challenges related to the 
surge in  inflation  and supply  chain  disruptions,  which hampered the recovery of  the  Italian 
economy. On 7 August 2023, Italy submitted to the Commission a modified national recovery 
and resilience plan (RRP) together with a REPowerEU chapter, to strengthen its recovery and 
resilient strategy and tackle the additional challenges mentioned above. For the modification 
of  its  RRP,  Italy  has  relied  on  the  following  legal  bases:  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241 to take into account the updated maximum financial contribution and Article 21(1) 
of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 to amend the RRP due to objective circumstances; Article 21c of 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/241  to  include  additional  resources  from  ETS  revenues  for  its 
REPowerEU chapter. 

The  modifications  to  the  RRP  submitted  by  Italy  concern  123  measures.  Out  of  those,  90 
measures were modified and 6 were added on the basis of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2021/241. One measure was modified on the basis of Article 18(2) and another was added on 
the same legal basis. Moreover, Italy proposed to correct errors of clerical nature identified in 
the text of the Council Implementing Decision for 25 measures.  

The REPowerEU chapter submitted by Italy includes 5 new reforms, 11 new investments and 
4 upscaled investments. The new reforms concern permitting procedures for renewable energy, 
the environmental harmful subsidies, the costs of connection to the gas network of biomethane, 
the  mitigation  of  financial  risk  associated  with  renewable  power  purchase  agreements,  and 
green skills. The investments concern grid interconnection projects both within Italy and with 
neighbouring countries, digitalisation of transmission grids, the supply of critical raw materials, 
green skills, gas infrastructures, the transition of production processes, incentives to invest in 
the fields of the green transition and a financial instrument for energy renovations of public 
and social housing. The upscaled investments relate to strengthening smart grids, increase the 
resilience of power grids, the production of hydrogen in brownfield sites and capacity building 
in the public administration. 

Based on the assessment of the submitted modification and the REPowerEU chapter, the Italian 
modified recovery and resilience plan receives an A-rating on all criteria (including the two 
additional criteria for the REPowerEU chapter), except for costing, where the plan receives a 
B-rating (unchanged from the assessment of the initial plan). 

(1) 
Balanced 
Response 

(2) 
CSRs 

(3) 
Growth, 
jobs… 

(4) 
DNSH 

(5) 
Green 
target 

(6) 
Digital 
target 

(7) 
Lasting 
impact 

(8) 
M & T 

(9) 
Costing 

(10) 
Control 
Systems 

(11) 
Coherence 

(12) 
REPowerEU 

(13) 
Cross-
border  

A 

A 

A 

A 

A 

A 

A 

A 

B 

A 

A 

A 

A 

2.  OBJECTIVES OF THE MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN  

2.1 The modified plan addresses Italy’s main newly emerged challenges 

In 2022, the supply chain disruptions and rising energy prices following Russia’s invasion of 
Ukraine led to a surge in inflation in Italy and in the EU as a whole. Due to its high dependence 
on gas imports, Italy faced an increase in gas prices and a general weaking of its energy system 
in terms of supply security and affordability. This crisis further strained global supply chains 

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and drove a significant rise in the cost of raw and construction materials, hitting in particular 
the construction sector and leading to delays in tendering processes.  

The  2023  Country  Report  identified  challenges  related  to  public  administration  and 
administrative  capacity  (2023  CSR2.1),  in  the  areas  of  renewable  energy  and  energy 
infrastructure (2023 CSR3.1-3.2-3.3), energy efficiency (2023 CSR3.4), sustainable transport 
(2023 CSR3.6) and green skills (2023 CSR3.7). The modified RRP includes an extensive set 
of  mutually  reinforcing  reforms  and  investments  that  contribute  to  effectively  tackle  the 
economic and social challenges outlined in the country-specific recommendations addressed 
to Italy by the Council in the context of the European Semester.  

In this context, the proposal of Italy for the revision of its RRP has two objectives: to modify 
measures  already  existing  in  line  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241  and  to 
include a new REPowerEU chapter into the original plan pursuant to Article 21c of Regulation 
(EU) 2021/241.  

Particularly, the REPowerEU chapter is expected to contribute to reinforcing the ambition of 
the RRP as regards the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed  to  Italy in the 
field  of  energy  and  green  transition.  It  contributes  to  strengthening  transmission  and 
distribution networks, including those related to gas, for example through the scale-up of the 
measure  to  increase  the  resilience  of  the  power  grid  (M2C2-I2.2).  The  reform  aimed  to 
streamlining permitting procedures for renewable energy at central and local level (M7-R1) is 
expected to contribute to the enhancement of energy security and the acceleration of renewable 
energy production. Moreover, the chapter is expected to reduce energy demand and to increase 
energy efficiency. The upgraded Plan for new skills (M7-R5) complemented by the investment 
on skills “Crescere Green” (M7-I12) aim to create and strengthen the skills needed for the green 
transition.  The REPowerEU chapter is  also  expected to  contribute  to promoting sustainable 
transport including through the new reform targeting the reduction of environmentally harmful 
subsidies  (M7-R2).  Sustainable  transport  would  also  benefit  from,  among  others,  the 
investment expected to strengthen the regional public transport railway fleet with zero emission 
trains and universal service (M2C2-I4.4.2).  

This revision proposal is also expected to contribute to strengthening administrative capacity, 
both at central and subnational level, with a view to the twin transitions and the implementation 
of the RRP, as well as to improving the effectiveness of public administration. For example, 
the  REPowerEU  chapter  includes  the  scale  up  of  the  measure  aimed  at  providing  technical 
assistance and strengthening capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery 
and resilience plan (M1C1-I1.9) complemented by a targeted and more effective revision of 
the reform of public administration (M1C1-R1.9).  

In accordance with Article 19(3), point (b), of and Annex V, criterion 2.2, to Regulation (EU) 
2021/241, the modified RRP, including the REPowerEU chapter, is expected to contribute to 
effectively  addressing  all  or  a  significant  subset  of  challenges  (rating  A)  identified  in  the 
relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to Italy, including fiscal aspects thereof 
and  recommendations  made  pursuant  to  Article  6  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  1176/2011  of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, or challenges identified in other relevant documents 
officially adopted by the Commission in the context of the European Semester. 

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Italy has submitted 90 proposals under Article 21(1) to modify existing measures of the plan 
that are no longer achievable due to objective circumstances. These include the high inflation 
of 2022, supply chain issues, unexpected legal or technical issues, better alternatives to achieve 
the  objective  of  the  original  measures.  The  proposed  modifications  under  this  legal  basis 
mainly entail postponements of targets, changes in the format of the measures, decreases in the 
ambition proportionately to the increases in costs, or increases in the budget allocated to some 
measures.  

Italy moreover proposed six new measures under Article 21(1), namely:  M1C1. Investment 
1.10  Support  to  qualification  and  eProcurement under  component  1  of  mission  1;  M1C2. 
Reform 3 Rationalization and simplification of firms’ incentives under component 2 of mission 
1; M1C2. Investment 6 Support for the ecological transition of production systems and strategic 
supply chains  for Net-Zero Technologies  ;  M2C1. Investment  3.4 Supply  chain  and district 
contacts  ;  M3C2.  Investment  2.3  Cold  ironing;  and  M3C1.  Investment  1.9  Inter-regional 
connections under component 1 of mission 3. 

Italy has also submitted a new REPowerEU chapter under Article 21c. The chapter includes 5 
new reforms and 12 new investments, as well as scale-up of 5 existing measures, to pursue 
REPowerEU objectives. This chapter will further contribute to Italy’s green transition and to 
addressing the current  challenges, also with reference to the ones identified in the “energy” 
recommendation addressed to Italy in the framework of the European Semester.  

In  addition,  the  proposal  of  Italy  takes  into  account  of  the  updated  maximum  financial 
contribution  in  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241.  The  proposal 
includes changes to one measure (namely, Investment 1.7 Scholarship for University access 
under component 1 of mission 4) and the addition of Reform 1.9.1 - Reform for accelerating 
the implementation of cohesion policy, under mission 1 of component 1. 

2.2 Overview of new and modified components 

The main elements of the amended RRP and REPowerEU chapter are listed below: 

Mission 1 

In  light  of  the  modifications  proposed  by  Italy,  Mission  1  still  includes  a  balanced  mix  of 
reforms  and investments in  the fields  of public administration, innovation, competitiveness, 
culture and tourism. The objective of the modification proposals submitted by Italy is to take 
into  account  objective  circumstances  as  envisaged  in  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241, such as: inflation, supply chain disruptions, changes in the market conditions and 
the identification of better alternatives to achieve the objectives of some measures. Therefore, 
when necessary, Italy proposed to adapt to these circumstances the description or the ambition 
of  part  of  the  measures  in  this mission  and  of  their  milestones  and  targets.  Moreover,  Italy 
proposed to correct a number of clerical errors.  

Overall, 24 measures under this mission are affected by the modification proposal; 20 of them 
are modified on the grounds of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. Two are corrections 
of clerical errors.  

In detail, four measures are no longer partially achievable because of price increases, due to 
inflation. These are: Investment 1.7, Basic digital skills, under component 1, Investment 4.1 
Digital Tourism Hub, under component 3; Investment 3.2 Development of the film industry 

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(Cinecittà project), under component 3; Investment 3.2 Caput Mundi-Next Generation EU for 
touristic great events, under component 3. 

Additionally, three measures are no longer partially achievable because of changes in market 
demand  as  a  result  of  changes  in  the  market  conditions,  including  higher  costs  affecting 
procurement  procedures.  These  are:  Investment  1.4  Digital  services  and  citizen  experience 
under component 1; Investment 3 Fast internet connections (Ultra-Broadband and 5G), under 
component 2; and Investment 4.2 Funds for the competitiveness of tourism enterprise under 
component 3. 

Furthermore,  13  measures  have  been  modified  to  implement  better  alternatives  in  order  to 
achieve the original ambition of the measure. This concerns the following measures: Reform 
1.4, Reform of civil justice, under component 1; Reform 1.8, Recruitment procedures for civil, 
criminal and administrative courts, under component 1; Investment 1.1, Digital infrastructure, 
under  component  1;  Investment  5  Cybersecurity  under  component  1;  Investment  6  Digital 
transformation of large central administrations under component 1; Reform 1.9 Reform of the 
public  administration  under  component  1;  Reform  1.10,  Reform  of  the  public  procurement 
legislative framework, under component 1; Reform 1.11, Reduction of late payments by public 
administrations  and  health  authorities,  under  component  1;  Reform  1.15  Reform  of  public 
accounting rules under component 1; Investment 1 Transition 4.0 under component 2; Reform 
2  Annual  Competition  Laws  under  component  2;  Investment  2.3  Programs  to  enhance  the 
identity  of  places:  parks  and  historic  gardens  under  component  3;  Rreform  4.1,  Regulation 
ordering the professions of tourist guides, under component 3. 

Lastly, Italy proposed to insert four new measures under this mission.  

Reform 9, Reform for accelerating the implementation of cohesion policy, under component 1 
of  this  mission,  aims  to  accelerate  the  implementation  and  efficiency  of  cohesion  policy  in 
complementarity with the NRRP. This reform was submitted on the basis of Article 18(2) of 
the Regulation (EU) 2021/241. 

Reform 3, Rationalization and simplification of firms’ incentives under component 2 of this 
mission, consists in a review of national incentives for firms and of the related instruments, 
through  the  redaction  of  a  report  leading  to  legislative  acts  for  the  rationalization  of  firm 
incentives.  

Investment  1.10,  Support  to  qualification  and  eProcurement under  component  1  of  this 
mission, is to sets up a procurement support function to support the contracting authorities in 
the  eProcurement  process  and  properly  fulfil  the  relevant  requirements  envisaged  in  the 
national legislation. This investment will also entail digital skills training and technical support 
during the rollout of the digitalization of public procurement and complements Reform 1.10, 
Reform of the public procurement legislative framework, under component 1 of this mission.  

Investment 6, Support for the Ecological Transition of production systems and strategic supply 
chains for Net Zero Technologies under component 2 of this mission. This investment entails 
the setup of a public investment facility to incentivise private investment and improve access 
to  finance  in  the  fields  of  energy  efficiency,  renewable  generation  for  auto-consumption, 
sustainable transformation of the production process, and also to transformation of the national 
production  system,  through  the  provision  of  public  investment  in  strategic  sectors  for  the 
transition to a net-zero emission economy. 

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Mission 2  

In light of the modifications proposed by Italy, Mission 2 continues to deliver on its ambitions 
concerning  the  promotion  of  the  circular  economy,  renewable  energy,  sustainable  mobility, 
hydrogen, energy efficiency of private and public buildings,  tackling hydrogeological  risks, 
and water and waste management. The objective of the submitted modification proposals is to 
take into account  objective circumstances as envisaged in  Article 21(1) of Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241, such as: inflation, supply chain disruptions, changes in the market conditions, the 
identification  of  better  alternatives  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  some  measures  and  other 
unforeseen national developments. Therefore, when necessary, Italy proposed to adapt to these 
circumstances the description or the ambition of part of the measures in this mission and of 
their milestones and targets to these circumstances. On the same basis, Italy has proposed to 
remove  two  measures  whose  implementation  was  made  unachievable  by  the  objective 
circumstances  outlined  above,  namely  Investment  1.3  Promotion  of  innovative  systems 
(including off-shore) and Investment 2.2 Interventions for the resilience, the enhancement of 
the territory and the energy efficiency of the Municipalities. Considering the resources made 
available  due  to  these  modifications,  Italy  proposed  to  insert  1  new  measure,  namely 
Investment 3.4 Supply chain and district contacts under component 1. Moreover, Italy proposed 
to correct a number of clerical errors.  

Overall, 35 measures under this mission are affected by the modification proposal; 27 of them 
are modified on the grounds of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241; 9 are corrections of 
clerical errors.  

In detail, 8 measures in Mission 2 are no longer totally achievable because of price increases, 
due  to  inflation.  These  are:  Investment  1.1,  Ddevelopment  of  agri-voltaic  systems  under 
component 2;  Investment 1.2 Promotion of RES  for energy communities  and jointly acting 
renewables  self-consumers  under  component  2;  Investment  4.4.2  Renewal  of  the  regional 
public transport railway fleet with clean fuels trains and universal service under component 2 
of mission 2; Investment 5.4 Support to start-ups and venture capital active in the ecological 
transition under component 2; Investment 1.1 Construction of new schools through building 
replacement  under  component  3;  Investment  2.1  Strengthening  of  the  Ecobonus  and 
Sismabonus  for  energy  efficiency  and  building  safety  under  component  3;  Investment  4.3 
Investments  in  the  resilience  of  the  irrigation  agrosystem  for  better  management  of  water 
resources under component 4; Investment 4.4 Investments in sewerage and purification under 
component 4. 

Moreover, two measures in this mission are no longer partially achievable because of supply 
chain  disruptions.  This  concerns  Investment  2.3  Innovation  and  mechanization  in  the 
agricultural and food sectors under component 1; and Investment 3.3, Re-naturification of Po 
area, under component 4 of mission 2. 

Additionally,  two  measures  are  no  longer  achievable  in  the  specific  terms  envisaged  in  the 
original  RRP  because  of  changes  in  market  demand  as  a  result  of  changes  in  the  market 
conditions, including higher costs affecting procurement procedures. These are: Investment 2.1 
Logistics plan for the agri-food, fishing and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and plant nursery 
sectors  under  component  1;  Investment  3.3  Hydrogen  testing  for  road  transport  under 
component 2. 

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Furthermore,  12  measures  have  been  modified  to  implement  better  alternatives  in  order  to 
achieve  the  original  ambition  of  the  measure.  This  concerns  the  following  measures: 
Investment 1.1 Implementation of new waste management plants and modernization of existing 
plants  under  component  1;  Reform  1.2  National  Program  for  Waste  Management  under 
component 1; Investment 1.4 Development of bio-methane, according to criteria for promoting 
the  circular  economy  under  component  2;  Investment  3.2  Hydrogen  Use  in  hard-to-abate 
industry under component 2; Investment 4.2, Development of Rapid Mass Transport systems 
(metro, streetcar, BRT), under component 2; Investment 4.3, Charging infrastructures, under 
component 2; Investment 5.1, Development of an international, industrial and R&D leadership 
in renewables and batteries, under component 2; Investment 3.1, Protection and enhancement 
of  urban  and  peri-urban  forests,  under  component  4;  Investment  1.1  Implementation  of  an 
advanced and integrated monitoring and forecast system under component 4; Investment 1.2, 
Measures for flood and  hydrogeological  risk reduction, under component 4;  Investment  3.2 
Digitization of national parks under component 4; Investment 4.1 Investments in primary water 
infrastructures for the security of water supply under component 4; Investment 4.2 Reduction 
of  losses  in  water  distribution  networks,  including  digitization  and  monitoring  of  networks 
under component 4. 

In particular, Italy has proposed to modify investment 2.1 Interventions for the resilience, the 
enhancement of the territory and the energy efficiency of the Municipalities, under component 
4 of this mission, adding a line of intervention for the reconstruction in the territories of Emilia 
Romagna, Tuscany, and Marche affected by the May 2023 floods, with the aim of restoring 
waterways, the local and provincial road network and increase protection against floods. 

Italy has also proposed to remove two measures in their entirety: Investment 1.3 Promotion of 
innovative systems (including off-shore) under component 2 of this mission; Investment 2.2 
Interventions for the resilience, the enhancement of the territory and the energy efficiency of 
the Municipalities, under component 4 of this measure. Both measures were removed due to 
demand driven circumstances.  

Lastly, Italy proposed to insert a new measure, Investment 3.4, Fondo Rotativo Contratti di 
Filiera  (FCF)  to  support  supply-chains  contracts  for  the  agri-food,  fishing  and  aquaculture, 
forestry,  floriculture  and  plant  nursery  sectors,  under  component  1  of  this  mission.  This 
investment entails the set-up of a Fund providing grants, subsidised loans and market loans to 
incentivise private investment and improve access to finance in Italy’s the agri-food, fishing 
and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and plant nursery sectors. The investment is expected to 
support the reorganisation of relations between the various actors in the supply chain, in order 
to promote cooperation and integration between the actors, to stimulate the creation of better 
market  relations  and  to  ensure,  as  a  matter  of  priority,  positive  effects  on  agricultural 
production. Another objective of the investment is reducing greenhouse gas emissions, food 
waste and the use of pesticides and antimicrobials, improving energy efficiency and increasing 
the production and use of renewable energy.  

Mission 3  

In light of the modifications proposed by Italy, Mission 3 is still pursuing the aim of developing 
the high-speed network and its capacity, of strengthening the regional network and of making 
Italian ports more competitive and environmentally friendly. The objective of the submitted 
modification proposals is to take into account objective circumstances as envisaged in Article 

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21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  such  as:  supply  chain  disruptions,  the  identification  of 
better alternatives to achieve the objectives of some measures and other unforeseen national 
developments. Therefore, when necessary, Italy proposed to adapt to these circumstances the 
description or the ambition of part of the measures in this mission and of their milestones and 
targets. Considering the resources made available due to these modifications, Italy proposed to 
insert two new measures. Moreover, Italy proposed to correct two clerical errors.  

Overall, 11 measures under this mission are affected by the modification proposal. All of them 
are modified on the grounds of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. In detail, one measure 
in  Mission  3  is  no longer  totally  achievable  because  of  price  increases,  due  to  inflation;1.6 
Strengthening regional lines - Upgrading of regional railways (management RFI). 

Additionally, two measures in this mission are no longer partially achievable because of supply 
chain  disruptions.  Concerned  measures  are  the  following:  Investment  1.4,  Introducing  the 
European Rail Transport Management System (ERTMS), under component 1 and Investment 
2.2, Digitalization of air traffic management, under component 2.  

Moreover,  seven  measures  have  been  modified  to  implement  better  alternatives  in  order  to 
achieve  the  original  ambition  of  the  measure.  This  concerns  the  following  measures: 
Investment 1.1 High-speed railway connections to the South for passengers and freight under 
component 1; Investment 1.2 High-speed lines in the North connecting to the rest of Europe, 
under component 1; Investment 1.3 Diagonal connections under component 1; Investment 1.5 
Strengthening metropolitan nodes and key national links under component 1; Investment 1.7 
Upgrading,  electrification  and  resilience  of  railways  in  the  South  under  component  1; 
Investment 1.8, Upgrading railway stations (RFI management in South), under component 1; 
Investment 2.1 Digitalisation of the logistic chain under component 2. 

In addition, one measure is no longer achievable in the specific terms envisaged in the original 
RRP because of unforeseen new circumstances. Unforeseen developments in the consultation 
or procurement processes concerns: Investment 1.1, Green ports: renewable energy and energy 
efficiency interventions at ports, under component 2. 

Lastly, Italy proposed to insert two new measures.  

The first one, Investment 1.9, Inter-regional connections, under component 1 of this mission, 
aims at enhancing the following railway lines: Milan – Genova, Palermo – Catania, Taranto – 
Metaponto.  

The second one, Investment 2.3, Cold ironing under component 2 of this mission, entails the 
realization of a network for the supply of electricity in at least 10 port areas (docks) and the 
related connection infrastructure to the national transmission grid.  

Mission 4  

In  light  of  the  modifications  proposed  by  Italy,  Mission  4  keeps  its  ambitions  towards  the 
achievement of a knowledge-intensive, competitive and resilient economy. The objective of 
the  submitted  modification  proposals    is  to  take  into  account  objective  circumstances  as 
envisaged in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, such as: inflation, lack of demand, 
the identification of better alternatives to achieve the objectives of some measures and other 
unforeseen national developments. Therefore, when necessary, Italy proposed to adapt to these 

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circumstances the description or the ambition of part of the measures in this mission and of 
their milestones and targets. Moreover, Italy proposed to correct a number of clerical errors.  

Overall, 22 measures under this mission are affected by the modification proposal. 13 of them 
are modified on the grounds of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. 10 are corrections of 
clerical errors.  

In detail, four measures in Mission 4 are no longer totally achievable because of price increases, 
due  to  inflation.  These  are:  Investment  1.1  Plan  for  nurseries  and  preschools  and  early 
childhood  education  and  care  services  under  component  1;  Investment  1.2  Plan  for  the 
extension  of  full-time  under  component  1;  Investment  3.3  School  building  security  and 
structural  rehabilitation  plan  under  component  1;  Investment  4.1  Extension  in  number  and 
career opportunities of PhDs (Research-oriented, Public Administration and Cultural Heritage 
under component 1; and Investment 3.2 Financing start-ups under component 2. Moreover, one 
measure  is  no  longer  partially  achievable  because  of  lack  of  demand.  This  concerns  the 
following measure: Investment 1.2, Funding projects presented by young researchers, under 
component 2.  

In  addition,  six  measures  have  been  modified  to  implement  better  alternatives  in  order  to 
achieve the original ambition of the measure. This concerns the following measures: Reform 
1.1  Reform  of  Technical  and  Professional  Institutes  under  component  1;  Reform  R.2.1 
Teachers’  recruitment  under  component  1;  Investment  2.1  Integrated  digital  teaching  and 
training on the digital transformation for school staff under component 1; Reform 1.7 Reform 
of  student  housing  regulation  and  investment  in  student  housing  under  component  1; 
Investment  4.1  Extension  in  number  and  career  opportunities  of  PhDs  (Research-oriented, 
Public  Administration  and  Cultural  Heritage)  under  component  1;  and  Investment  3.3, 
Introduction of innovative doctorates that respond to the needs of innovation by enterprises and 
promote the hiring of researchers by companies under component 2.  

One measure (Investment 1.7 Scholarships for University access under component 1) has been 
modified to reflect the updated maximum financial contribution on the basis of Article 18(2).  

Furthermore, one measure is no longer achievable in the specific terms envisaged in the original 
RRP because of unforeseen developments in the consultation or procurement processes. The 
measure  concerned  is  Investment  2.3,  Strengthening  and  sectorial/  territorial  extension  of 
technology transfer centres by industry segments, under component 2. 

Mission 5  

In  light  of  the  modifications  proposed  by  Italy,  Mission  5  still  aims  at  strengthening 
employment,  social  and  territorial  cohesion.  The  objective  of  the  submitted  modification 
proposals submitted by Italy is to take into account objective circumstances as envisaged in 
Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  such  as  inflation  and  supply  chain  disruptions, 
unforeseen national developments and the identification of better alternatives to achieve the 
objectives  of  some  measures.  Therefore,  when  necessary,  Italy  proposed  to  adapt  to  these 
circumstances the description or the ambition of part of the measures in this mission and of 
their milestones and targets. Moreover, Italy proposed to correct one clerical error.  

Overall, 13 measures under this mission are affected by the modification proposal; 11 of them 
are modified on the grounds of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.  

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In detail, four measures in Mission 5 are no longer totally achievable because of price increases, 
due  to  inflation.  These  are:  Reform  1  The  Active  Labour  Market  Policies  (ALMPs)  and 
Vocational Training under component 1;  Investment 3 Strengthening the dual system under 
component 1; Investment 1.4 Strengthening of the Universal Civil Service under component 1; 
and  Investment  4  Infrastructural  investments  for  the  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZ)  under 
component 3. 

In detail, two measures in this mission are no longer partially achievable because of supply 
chain disruptions. These are: Investment 1, Strengthening Public Employment Services (PES), 
under component 1; and Investment 5, Urban Integrated Plans, under component 2. 

Three measures have been modified to implement better alternatives in order to achieve the 
original  ambition  of  the  measure.  These  concerns:  Investment  5  Creation  of  women’s 
enterprises  under  component  1,  aligning  changes  done  within  the  targeted  Council 
Implementing Decision adopted on 19 September 2023 amending Implementing Decision of 
13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy; 
Investment 4, Investments in projects of urban regeneration, aimed at reducing situations of 
marginalization and social degradation under component 2 and Investment 1. Inner Areas – 2. 
Territorial Proximity health facilities under component 3. 

Lastly, Italy has also proposed to remove two measures in their entirety: Investment 1, Inner 
Areas, under component 3 of this mission; Investment 2, Enhancement of assets confiscated 
from organised crime, under component 3 of this mission. 

Mission 6 

In light of the modifications proposed by Italy, Mission 6 continues to strengthen proximity 
services  and  digitalizing  the  national  healthcare  system.  The  objective  of  the  submitted 
modification proposals  is to take into account objective circumstances as envisaged in Article 
21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, such as inflation and unforeseen national developments. 
Therefore, when necessary, Italy proposed to adapt to these circumstances the description or 
the  ambition  of  part  of  the  measures  in  this  mission  and  of  their  milestones  and  targets  . 
Moreover, Italy proposed to correct one clerical error.  

Overall, 7 measures under this mission are affected by the modification proposal. 6 of them are 
modified on the grounds of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, whilst 1 is a correction of 
a clerical error.  

In detail, 6 measures in Mission 6 are no longer totally achievable because of price increases, 
due  to  inflation.  These  are:  Investment  1.1  Health  Community  Houses  under  component  1; 
Investment  2.3  Telemedicine  strategies  under  component  1;  Investment  1.3  Community 
Hospitals  under  component  1;  Investment  1.1.2  Digital  update  of  hospitals’  technological 
equipment-large sanitary equipment under component  2;  Investment  1.1.1 Digital  update of 
hospitals’ technological equipment under component 2; and Investment 1.2 Safe hospital under 
component 2. 

Mission 7  

Italy  has  submitted  its  REPowerEU  chapter  pursuant  to  Article  21c  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241. Italy has proposed to include 22 measures in this chapter, amounting to EUR 11,178 
million in total costs for 5 new reforms, 11 new investments, and 4 upscaled measures. 

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Two  new  reforms  are  expected  to  significantly  accelerate  Italy’s  green  transition.  The  first 
reform consists in the adoption and entry into force of a single primary legislative act that will 
streamline the permitting for deploying renewables. The act (also known as Testo Unico) will 
collect,  compile  and  consolidate  all  norms  regulating  the  deployment  of  renewables,  and 
supersede  all  relevant  past  legislation.  The  second  reform  will  reduce  Environmentally 
Harmful Subsidies (EHS) listed in the annual Catalogue of Environmentally Harmful Subsidies 
published by the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. As a result of this reform, the 
overall envelope of EHS is expected to reduce by 2 billion in 2026 and establish path for further 
reduction until 2030. 

Three other new reforms are particularly relevant for increasing Italy’s green ambitions. These 
reforms  are  expected  to  reduce  the  costs  of  connection  to  the  gas  network  of  biomethane, 
mitigate the financial risk associated with renewable Public Purchase Agreements, and step up 
the provision and acquisition of the skills needed for the green transition. 

The  chapter  includes  tax  incentives  for  private  companies  transitioning  towards  greener 
practices, infrastructural investments that will accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, 
and investments supporting green research, development, and innovation. Notably, Transizione 
5.0  aids  companies  investing  in  digital  assets  improving  the  sustainability  of  production 
processes. The Tyrrhenian Link connects Sicily  to  the mainland, unlocking the  solar power 
capacity of the island and integrating it into the national transmission grid. The Adriatic Line 
aims at boosting internal gas transmission. Additionally, Italy will support research aimed at 
enhancing  the  recycling  of  critical  raw  materials  and  technologies  essential  for  the  green 
transition. 

The  REPowerEU  chapter  also  scales  up  existing  investments  in  the  plan.  For  instance,  it 
supports  interventions  on  medium  and  low  voltage  grid  portions  to  electrify  the  energy 
consumption  of  at  least  230,000  more  inhabitants  than  what  was  already  envisaged  by 
Investment  2.1  in  Mission  2  Component  2  of  the  Recovery  and  Resilience  Plan  of  Italy. 
Another measure will further improve the resilience of at least 648 km of power grid more than 
what  was  already  envisaged  by  Investment  2.2  in  Mission  2  Component  2.  Other  scale-up 
measures concern the production of green hydrogen in abandoned industrial areas (Investment 
3.1  in  Mission  2  Component  2),  and  the  promotion  of  training  programmes  of  local  civil 
servants within the scope of the strengthening their capacity and preparing them to the green 
transition. 

Table of new and modified components and associated costs 

Mission 

Component 

Mission 1 
(digitalisation, 
innovation, 
competitiveness, 
culture and tourism) 

M1C1. Digitalisation, 
innovation and security in the 
PA  

Status 

Modified 

Costs (EUR 
million) 
9,741.93 

M1C2. Digitalisation, 
innovation and competitiveness 
in the production system 

Modified 

        24,989.86  

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Mission 

Component 

Status 

Costs (EUR 
million) 

M1C3. Tourism and culture 4.0  Modified 

         6,605.00  

Mission 2 (green 
revolution and 
ecological transition) 

Mission 3 
(infrastructures for 
sustainable mobility) 

Mission 4 (education 
and research) 

Mission 5 (inclusion 
and cohesion) 

Mission 6 (health) 

Mission 7 
(REPowerEU chapter) 

M2C1. Circular economy and 
sustainable agriculture 
M2C2. Renewable energy, 
hydrogen, grid and sustainable 
mobility 
M2C3. Energy efficiency and 
renovation of buildings 
M2C4. Protection of land and 
water resources 
M3C1. Investments in the rail 
network 
M3C2. Intermodality and 
integrated logistics 
M4C1. Strengthening the 
provision of education services: 
from crèches to universities 
M4C2. From research to 
business 
M5C1. Employment policies 

M5C2. Social infrastructure, 
households, the community and 
the third sector 
M5C3. Special interventions for 
territorial cohesion 
M6C1. Local networks, facilities 
and telemedicine for local health 
care 
M6C2. Innovation, research and 
digitalisation of the national 
health service 

Modified 

         8,115.00  

Modified 

        21,971.28  

Modified 

        15,567.74  

Modified 

9,871.00 

Modified 

22,791.43 

Modified 

954.00 

Modified 

19,084.75 

Modified 

11,000.87 

Modified 

7,714.00 

Modified 

8,322.10 

Modified 

883,50 

Modified 

7,750.00 

Modified 

7,875.54 

New 

11,177.95 

2.3 Other elements not covered by assessment criteria 

The  description  of  aspects  related  to  administrative  organisation,  gender  equality  and  equal 
opportunities for all, consultation process, security self-assessment for digital investments and 
the  planned  communication  strategy  as  reflected  in  the  previous  Staff  Working  Document 
(2021) 173 final remains relevant. 

State  aid  and  competition  rules  fully  apply  to  the  measures  funded  by  the  Recovery  and 
Resilience Facility. Union funds channelled through the authorities of Member States, like the 
RRF funds, become State resources and can constitute State aid. When this is the case and State 
aid  is  present,  these  measures  must  be  notified  and  approved  by  the  Commission  before 
Member States can grant the aid, unless those measures are covered by an existing aid scheme 

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or  comply  with  the  applicable  conditions  of  a  block  exemption  regulation,  in  particular  the 
General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) declaring certain categories of aid compatible 
with  the  internal  market  in  application  of  Articles  107  and  108  TFEU1.  When  State  aid  is 
present  and  it  requires  notification,  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Member  State  to  notify  State  aid 
measures to the Commission before granting them, in compliance with Article 108(3) TFEU. 
In this respect, the State aid analysis carried out by Italy in the recovery and resilience plan 
cannot be deemed a State aid notification. In as far as Italy considers that a specific measure 
contained in the recovery and resilience plan entails de minimis aid or aid exempted from the 
notification  requirement,  it  is  the  responsibility  of  Italy  to  ensure  full  compliance  with  the 
applicable rules. 

3.  SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN 

3.1. Comprehensive  and  adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social 

situation 

Green 
transition 

Digital 
transform
ation 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

Health, 
and 
economic, 
social and 
institution
al 
resilience 

Policies 
for the 
next 
generati
on 

M1C1. Digitalisation, 
innovation and security 
in the PA  
M1C2. Digitalisation, 
innovation and 
competitiveness in the 
production system 
M1C3. Tourism and 
culture 4.0 
M2C1. Circular economy 
and sustainable 
agriculture 
M2C2. Renewable 
energy, hydrogen, grid 
and sustainable mobility 
M2C3. Energy efficiency 
and renovation of 
buildings 
M2C4. Protection of land 
and water resources 
M3C1. Investments in 
the rail network 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

1 Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1315 of 23 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring 
certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty 
and  Regulation  (EU)  2022/2473  declaring  certain  categories  of  aid  to  undertakings  active  in  the  production, 
processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products compatible with the internal market in application 
of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, OJ L 167, 30.6.2023, p. 1–90, available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R1315.  

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Green 
transition 

Digital 
transform
ation 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

M3C2. Intermodality 
and integrated logistics 
M4C1. Strengthening the 
provision of education 
services: from crèches to 
universities 
M4C2. From research to 
business 
M5C1. Employment 
policies 
M5C2. Social 
infrastructure, 
households, the 
community and the third 
sector 
M5C3. Special 
interventions for 
territorial cohesion 
M6C1. Local networks, 
facilities and 
telemedicine for local 
health care 
M6C2. Innovation, 
research and 
digitalisation of the 
national health service 
M7C1 REPowerEU 
Chapter  

○ 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

Policies 
for the 
next 
generati
on 

Health, 
and 
economic, 
social and 
institution
al 
resilience 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

Key: “●”  investments and reforms of the component significantly contribute to the pillar; “○” the component 
partially contributes to the pillar. 

The  modified  RRP  submitted  by  Italy,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter  covers  in  a 
comprehensive manner the six pillars of the Facility (Article 3): (i) green transition, (ii) digital 
transformation, (iii) smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, (iv) social and territorial cohesion, 
(v)  health  and  economic,  social  and  institutional  resilience,  and  (vi)  policies  for  the  next 
generation. The nature and the extent of the proposed modifications of the plan along with the 
REPowerEU  chapter  do  not  impact  the  assessment  of  the  contribution  of  the  plan  to  the 
different pillars. 

The coverage of the Italian RRP’s components toward the six pillars is summarised in Table 2 
above. All pillars are covered by at least one component, while a component may contribute to 
several pillars. 

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Therefore, the modified RRP submitted by IT confirms the previous assessment that it presents 
to a large extent a comprehensive and adequately balance response to the economic and social 
situation. 

Taking into consideration all reforms and investments envisaged by Italy, its modified recovery 
and resilience plan continues to represent, to a large extent, a comprehensive and adequately 
balanced response to the economic and social situation, thereby contributing appropriately to 
all six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation, taking the specific challenges and 
the financial allocation of Italy into account. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 
2.1 in Annex V to the RRF Regulation.  

3.2. Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester  

The  Italian modified  plan,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected  to  continue 
effectively  addressing  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges  identified  in  the  relevant 
country-specific recommendations. The reforms and investments originally envisaged by the 
Italian RRP are ambitious and have the potential to structurally tackle long-standing challenges 
of the economy. The amendments to the Plan, complemented by the REPowerEU chapter, build 
on  this  to  keep  addressing  the  challenges  identified  by  the  relevant  country-specific 
recommendations. As the maximum financial contribution for Italy has been adjusted upwards, 
all  2022  and  2023  structural  recommendations  are  considered  in  the  overall  assessment. 
Particularly, these concern public administration and administrative capacity (2023 CSR2.1), 
renewable energy and energy infrastructure (2023 CSR3.1-3.2-3.3), energy efficiency (2023 
CSR3.4), sustainable transport (2023 CSR3.6) and green skills (2023 CSR3.7). 

The  revised  Plan together with the  REPowerEU chapter  are expected to contribute to 
reinforcing  the  ambition  of  the  RRP  as  regard  to  the  relevant  country-specific 
recommendations addressed in the field of energy and green transition. It contributes to 
strengthening transmission and distribution networks, for both gas - for example, Adriatic Line 
(M7.I11)  -  and  electricity  –  for  example,  Tyrrhenian  link  (M7.I4).  The  reform  aims  to 
streamline permitting procedures for renewable energy at central and local level (M7.R1) and 
is expected to contribute to accelerating the deployment of new renewable energy sources. The 
chapter is expected to reduce energy demand and increase the energy efficiency of production 
processes  in  private  companies  with  “Transition  5.0”  (M7.I13)  and  dedicated  “Support  to 
SMEs for self-production from renewable energy sources” (M7.I14). The REPowerEU chapter 
will promote provision and acquisition of green skills through both a reform (M7.R5) and an 
investment  (M7.I10).  The  new  reform  (M7.R2)  that  aims  at  reducing  the  environmental 
harmful subsidies will help promote sustainable transport. 

The challenges related to public administration and administrative capacity are expected 
to be further tackled by the amended plan. The revised Plan is also expected to contribute 
to strengthening administrative capacity, both at central and subnational level, with a view to 
the twin transitions and the implementation of the RRP, as well as improving the effectiveness 
of  public  administration.  For  example,  a  new  investment  in  REPowerEU  chapter  (M7.I9) 
strengthens the focus on green skills promotion among local civil servants  by scaling up an 
existing  measure  in  the  plan  (M1C1.I1.9),  which  already  strengthens  public  administration 
capacity for the implementation of the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan.  

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Taking  into  consideration  the  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Italy,  its  modified 
recovery  and  resilience  plan  is  expected  to  contribute  to  effectively  addressing  all  or  a 
significant  subset  of  challenges  identified  in  the  country-specific  recommendations,  or 
challenges  in  other  relevant  documents  officially  adopted  by  the  Commission  under  the 
European  Semester,  and  the  modified  recovery  and  resilience  plan  represents  an  adequate 
response to the economic and social situation of Italy. This would warrant a rating of A under 
criterion 2.2 in Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.3. Growth  potential,  job  creation,  economic,  institutional  and  social  resilience, 
European Pillar of Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social 
territorial cohesion and convergence  

The proposed modifications to Italy’s recovery and resilience plan mainly consist in adapting 
the ambition of part of the measures to the objective circumstances referred to in Article 21 of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241. Moreover, new reforms and investments have been proposed in the 
REPowerEU chapter, as well as other measures in the fields of green transition.  

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Italy’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have a material impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the plan’s impact on the 
growth potential, job creation, and economic, social and institutional resilience of the Member 
State, on contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including 
through the promotion of policies for children and youth, and on mitigating the economic and 
social impact of the COVID-19 crisis, thereby enhancing the economic, social and territorial 
cohesion and convergence within the Union, as reflected in the previous SWD (2021) 165 final. 

3.4. The principle of ‘do no significant harm’  

The  modifications  of  the  measures  included  in  the  RRP  do  not  have  an  impact  on  the 
assessment of the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ which remains identical.  

Italy’s  REPowerEU  chapter  includes  a  systematic  assessment  of  each  measure  against  the 
principle of  ‘do no significant  harm’ (DNSH),  for each of the six  environmental  objectives 
within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation. Italy’s self-assessment often 
stresses the environmental and climate benefits of measures in this assessment. It also provides 
information  necessary  for  the  assessment  that  the  measures  will  comply  with  the  ‘do  no 
significant harm’ principle –for instance by providing reassurance that the implementation of 
the  existing  EU  and  Italian  legislative  framework  will  prevent  any  significant  harm,  or  by 
indicating that any measure that could have had a significant impact has been carved out from 
funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 

For the financial instruments, where it is not known ex-ante which projects are to be financed, 
adherence  with  the  ‘do  no  significant  harm’  principle  is  ensured  by  introducing  specific 
safeguards in the measure description and in the related milestones and targets, to monitor the 
implementation of the measures. This is of relevance for investments such as “Support to SMEs 
for  self-production  from  renewable  energy  sources”  (M7.I14)  as  well  as  new  financial 
instruments  under  M1C2  (for  instance  M1C2.I6  “Support  for  the  ecological  transition  of 
production  systems  and  strategic  supply  chains  for  Net-Zero  Technologies”).  For  some 
measures where calls for projects or calls for interest are necessary to select specific projects, 
adherence  with  the  ‘do  no  significant  harm’  principle  is  ensured  by  introducing  specific 

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safeguards in the milestones associated with each measure, to monitor the implementation of 
the measures. This is the case for instance for the investment Transizione 5.0 (M7.I13). 

The Plan includes two measures for which, in accordance with Article 21c(6) of Regulation 
(EU) 2021/241 the principle of “do no significant harm” do not apply, i.e., investment M7.I11 
“Adriatic  Line  Phase  1”  and  M7.I12  “Cross-border  gas  export  infrastructure”.  M7.I11 
contributes to the construction and commissioning of a compressor station in Sulmona and a 
gas pipeline connecting the nodes of Sestino and Minerbio, as part of the Adriatic Line. M7.I12 
consists  of  the  construction  of  a  new  electric  compression  unit  in  the  Poggio  Renatico 
compressor station. These measures contribute to the objective set out in Article 21c (3), point 
(a) of the RRF Regulation, notably by enabling diversification of supply in the interest of the 
Union as a whole. 

The Commission considers that the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ does not apply to these 
measures, since it has been positively assessed that the conditions of Article 21c(6) of the RRF 
Regulation are met: 

The  measure  is  necessary  and  proportionate  to  meet  immediate  security  of  supply  needs, 
taking into account cleaner feasible alternatives and the risk of lock-in effects. 

Italy’s gas demand in 2022 was estimated to be around 74 bcm/y (a decrease of 7% from 2021). 
The country has traditionally been characterized by a high dependence on a single gas source 
of supply. In 2021, Russia was the largest supplier, providing 29.2 bcm. Other major suppliers 
include  Algeria,  Qatar,  and  Norway.  After  Russia’s  invasion  of  Ukraine,  Italy  has  started 
diversifying its providers.  

Italy’s  diversification  strategy  revolves  around  the  construction  of  the  Adriatic  Line.  The 
project is made of three phases. Phase 1 consists in the construction of the Sulmona compressor 
station and a pipeline connecting the notes of Sestino and Minerbio. Phase 2 and 3 consist in 
the construction of the Sulmona-Foligno and Foligno-Sestigno gas pipelines. The REPowerEU 
chapter will support only Phase 1, which is expected to be completed and come into operation 
(that is, with gas flowing) by end of 2026.  

The  Sulmona  compressor  station  will  consist  of  3  turbo-compressors,  each  with  11  MW 
capacity (for a total of 33 MW installed capacity). Its main purpose is to push gas from existing 
infrastructure  into  newly  built  pipelines.  The  Sestino-Minerbio  gas  pipeline  will  extend  for 
approximately 140 km and has Diameter Nominal 1200. This pipeline will develop starting 
from the node of Sestino and will end near Minerbio. Minerbio is a particularly important node 
in the gas network, as it is at the crossroad of all pipelines transporting gas from south to north.  

The  Adriatic  pipeline  Phase  1  is  expected  to  increase  the  capacity  of  transporting  gas  by 
14 mcm/d.  The  construction  of  the  compressor  station  in  Sulmona  and  of  the  pipeline  that 
connects Sestino to Minerbio enhances the capacity of transporting 5 mcm/d gas from the south 
–  where  the  Trans  Adriatic  Pipeline,  transporting  gas  from  Azerbaijan,  is  entering  into 
operation – and 9 mcm/d from the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit in Livorno and 
Piombino (already operational) and in Ravenna (in operation from 2024). The new pipeline is 
also  adequately  dimensioned  to  ensure  effective  transmission  of  all  available  sources  and 

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necessary  flexibility  in  transmission  management.  Therefore,  the  investment  is  considered 
proportionate to meet security of supply needs.  

From the node of Minerbio, gas will then be dispatched towards the exit points of Passo Gries, 
Tarvisio, and Gorizia, towards Central Europe. The growing market interest in exporting gas 
volumes from Italy to Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Germany, and Eastern Europe is reflected 
in the transport capacity allocations made by the shippers at the Tarvisio interconnection point. 
During  the  2022/2023  thermal  year,  the  maximum  available  capacity  was  allocated.  The 
available capacity is also booked at 80% for the 2023/2024 thermal year and at 88% for the 
following thermal year, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Italian and 
Slovakian Transmission System Operators in April 2023. 

Accommodating  the  interest  by  Central  European  Member  States  require  upgrading  the 
capacity of exporting gas at the Tarvisio exit point. To that end, REPowerEU will support the 
upgrade of the Poggio Renatico compressor station, which is located approximately 20km away 
from Tarvisio. The investment consists in the construction of a new electric compressor that is 
expected to increase the capacity of exporting gas via the Tarvisio exit point by 8 bcm/y.  

The Phase 1 of the Adriatic Line infrastructure and the compressor station in Poggio Renatico 
are therefore complementary projects that together can help Italy further diversifying its import 
of gas and at the same time ensure the security of supply of Central European Member States. 
Most importantly, the Phase 1 is an initial and pivotal milestone for the completion of the rest 
of the Adriatic Line infrastructure, expected for  2027. At completion of the whole pipeline, 
transporting capacity is expected to increase from 14 mcm/d in 2026 to 33 mcm/d (24 mcm/d 
from the entry point in the South and 9 mcm/d from the FSRU). 

As regards cleaner alternatives, while the production or import of green hydrogen cannot be 
considered a technologically and economically feasible alternative that could be deployed by 
end 2026, both the Adriatic Line and the compressor station in Poggio Renatico will play a 
fundamental  role  in  the  deployment  of  green  hydrogen  in  the  medium-to-long  term.  The 
infrastructure  is  designed  and  will  be  constructed  with  hydrogen-ready  materials.  The 
infrastructure  will  therefore  facilitate  the  import,  transport  and  export  of  hydrogen  from 
producers in North Africa (in perspective, a potentially large supplier of hydrogen). Therefore, 
the risk of lock-in effect is considered mitigated. 

In light of the above, the Commission considers that the measure is necessary and proportionate 
to meet immediate security of supply needs, taking into account cleaner feasible alternatives 
and the risk of lock-in effects, in line with Article 21c(6), point (a) of the RRF Regulation. 

The  Member  State  has  undertaken  satisfactory  efforts  to  limit  the  potential  harm  to 
environmental objectives where feasible and to mitigate harm through other measures 

The results of the relevant environmental impact assessments and the environmental decisions 
issued  by  the  Ministry  of  the  Environment  and  Energy  Security  regarding  the  compressor 
station in Sulmona, the Sestino-Minerbio gas pipeline and the compressor station in Poggio 
Renatico confirm that all projects will be implemented within the applicable EU and national 

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environmental legal framework. Mitigation measures have been imposed by the environmental 
decision in relation to biodiversity protection (including Natura 2000 sites).  

As part of one of the milestones related to this project (M7-34), the Italian authorities shall 
establish the site-specific conservation objectives (SSCOs) for the Natura 2000 sites affected 
by  the  project  according  to  the  methodology  adopted  by  the  Ministry  of  Environment  and 
Energy Security in 2022 and 2023. Italy is also expected to verify the appropriate assessments 
already carried out under the Habitats Directive (VINCAs) in the light of the newly established 
SSCOs. If needed, Italy is expected to the appropriate assessments (“Valutazione di incidenza 
ambientale”)  already  carried  out  under  the  Habitats  Directive  in  line  with  the  national 
guidelines of 28 December 2019 and ensure their integration into the overall environmental 
impact assessment procedure. 

Based on the analysis of the supporting documents provided by Italy, and taking into account 
that no other measure, including the other measures in the REPowerEU chapter, is expected to 
do  a  significant  harm  to  environmental  objectives  within  the  meaning  of  Article  17  of 
Regulation (EU) No 2020/852, the Commission considers that satisfactory efforts have been 
undertaken to limit the potential harm to environmental objectives, where feasible, in line with 
Article 21c(6), point (b) of the RRF Regulation. 

The measure does not jeopardise the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate targets and 
the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 

The Adriatic Line and the compressor station in Poggio Renatico will support the increase in 
the use of renewable energy sources by providing a back-up to stabilise electricity and heat 
supply. In addition, the modified RRP, including the REPowerEU chapter, contains reforms 
and investments to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable mobility, all 
of which are expected to contribute to the achievement of the Union climate target by 2030 and 
climate neutrality by 2050. 

In light of the above, the Commission considers that these investments do not jeopardise the 
achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate targets and the objective of EU climate neutrality by 
2050, in line with Article 21c(6), point (c) of the RRF Regulation. 

The measure is planned to be in operation by 31 December 2026 

According to the supporting documents provided by Italy, the end of the construction works 
and  the  technical  acceptance  of  the  compressor  station  in  Sulmona,  the  Sestino-Minerbio 
pipeline and the compressor station in Poggio Renatico should take place in August 2026 and 
the whole infrastructure is planned to be in operation by 31 December 2026, in line with Article 
21c(6), point (d) of the RRF Regulation. 

The estimated cost of the Adriatic Line Phase 1 is EUR 375,000,000, while the estimated cost 
of the upgrade of the Poggio Renatico compressor station is EUR 45,000,000. 

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, no measure for the 
implementation of reforms and investments projects included in Italy’s modified Recovery and 
Resilience  Plan,  including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected  to  do  a  significant  harm  to 

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environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/852 
(the  principle  of  ‘do  no  significant  harm’).  The  targeted  exemption  for  the  measures  in  the 
REPowerEU chapter receives a positive assessment as the necessary requirements have been 
met. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.4 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.5. Green transition 

The modified RRP of Italy correctly follows the methodology for climate tagging set out in 
Annex  VI  to  the  RRF  regulation,  by  identifying  intervention  fields,  and  corresponding 
coefficients for the calculation of support to the climate objectives, for each measure (the table 
in Annex I presents the detailed application of the climate tagging methodology). It should be 
noted that:  

a)  the tagging and the estimated expenditure of existing measures was not modified, 
with the exception of measure M2C2.I5.1 (Production capacity of renewables and 
batteries), M5C2.I7 (The Sport and Social Inclusion project) and M6C1.I1 
(Community Health Houses to improve territorial health assistance) due to changes 
introduced in the measure that required amending the climate tagging per sub-
investment.  

b)  For the new measures of the modified plan, the choice of intervention fields for the 

green transition is well justified and it reflects the nature, focus, objective, or expected 
outcome of the investments included in the component. 

The  reforms  and  investments  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  responds  to  the  REPowerEU 
objectives and increases Italy’s ambitions regarding the green transition and are expected to 
have a long-lasting impact by reducing the reliance on fossil fuels, increasing energy efficiency 
and improving the regulatory framework enabling the rollout of renewable energy sources.  

Measures supporting climate change objectives represent  around 70% of the total estimated 
costs  of  measures  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  according  to  the  methodology  for  climate 
tracking set out in Annex VI to the RRF Regulation. All measures in the REPowerEU chapter 
have  received  a  climate  tag  of  100%,  except  for:  Transition  5.0  (M7.I13),  which  has  64% 
climate  tag  due  to  the  support  to  investments  increasing  energy  efficiency  of  production 
processes by less than 30%, and the measure supporting sustainable, circular and secure supply 
of  critical  raw  materials  (40%).  The  investments  for  the  construction  of  the  Adriatic  gas 
pipeline (M7.I11) and the gas compressors station in the North-East of the country (M7.I12) 
are subject to a DNSH derogation and therefore have a 0% climate tag.  

Therefore, the climate change contribution of the total plan, including the REPowerEU chapter, 
amounts to 39.0% of the total envelope, therefore exceeding the minimum climate target of 
37%. Aside from REPowerEU, Mission 2, Mission 3 and Mission 7 contribute significantly to 
the climate target.  

M1 

M2 

M3 

Budget (EUR m)  

Climate contribution 
(EUR m) 

Climate contribution per 
mission 

41,336.79 

55,525.02 

23,745.42 

2,319.24 

43,605.95 

19,594.72 

5.6% 

78.5% 

82.5% 

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M4 

M5 

M6 

M7 - REPowerEU 

Total  

30,085.62 

16,919.60 

15,625.54 

11,177.95 

194,415.95 

1,972.20 

365.40 

400.00 

7,631.35 

75,888.86 

7.8% 

2.2% 

2.6% 

68.3 % 

39.0% 

Additionally,  Italy’s  amended  Recovery  and  Resilience  Plan  continues  to  significantly 
contribute to the green transition, including biodiversity, as well as to the achievement of the 
Union 2030 climate targets while complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 
2050. It stills provides for significant actions in the fields of energy efficiency, deployment of 
renewable  energy  sources,  emissions  reduction,  circular  economy,  waste  management, 
biodiversity protection. 

Taking  into consideration the assessment  of  all the measures envisaged,  the modified RRP, 
including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a  significant 
contribution to the green transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and ensures 
that at least 37% of its total allocation contribute to the climate target. At least 37% of the total 
estimated costs of the REPowerEU chapter contribute to the climate target. This would warrant 
a rating of A under criterion 2.5 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.6. Digital transition 

Italy’s modified recovery and resilience plan continues to significantly contribute to the digital 
transition by enhancing connectivity, improving digitalisation of public administration and of 
businesses, supporting the development of digital skills and of technologies. The measures in 
Italy’s modified Recovery and Resilience Plan are still expected to contribute to improving the 
competitiveness  and  resilience  of  the  Italian  economy,  while  ensuring  inclusiveness  and  to 
bring a transformational change and have a lasting impact. 

Budget (EUR m)  

Digital contribution 
(EUR m) 

Digital contribution per 
mission  

M1 

M2 

M3 

M4 

M5 

M6 

M7 - REPowerEU 

41,336.79 

55,525.02 

23,745.42 

30,085.62 

16,919.60 

15,625.54 

11,177.95 

 26,872.15  

 2,008.00  

 2,750.00  

 7,222.93  

 3,116.60  

 4,902.65  

 236.00  

Total 

194,415.95 

46,872.33  
(without REPowerEU) 

65.0% 

3.6% 

11.6% 

24.0% 

18.4% 

31.4% 

2.1% 

25.6% 

The  measures  withdrawn  or  modified  do  not  impact  the  ambition  of  the  plan  regarding  the 
digital transition. After the amendments, Mission 1, Mission 3 and Mission 4 contribute less 
than before to the digital objectives. The reduction is, however, compensated by an increase in 
ambition in Mission 6. Two new measures in the REPowerEU chapter were identified as related 
to the digital transition, but they are excluded from the calculation of the contribution to the 

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digital target. Therefore, the contribution to the digital transition of Italy’s modified recovery 
and resilience plan (excluding the REPowerEU chapter) stand at 25.6% (EUR 46,872 billion).  

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified Recovery 
and Resilience Plan of Italy is expected, to a large extent, to make a significant contribution to 
the digital transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and ensures that at least 20% 
of  its  total  allocation  (excluding  the  measures  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter)  contributes  to 
supporting digital objectives. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.6 of Annex V 
to the RRF Regulation 

3.7. Lasting impact of the plan 

Italy’s modified Recovery and Resilience Plan does not reduce the ambition of the initial plan. 
Its ambition is adapted to the inflation and supply chain issues related to Russia’s invasion of 
Ukraine,  to  the  prolonged  impact  of  the  COVID-19  crisis  and  some  unexpected  legal  or 
technical difficulties, as well as the availability of better alternatives for the implementation of 
some measure, by modifications under Article 21(1) of (EU) Regulation 2021/241. 

The  REPowerEU  chapter  introduces  measures  which  are  expected  to  have  lasting  positive 
effects on the Italian economy by further boosting its green transition by stimulating private 
investments  with  two  main  financial instruments,  Transizione 5.0 and  Support  to  SMEs  for 
self-production  from  renewable  energy  sources  supporting  the  green  and  digital  transition, 
through  ambitious  energy  efficiency  targets  and  higher  uptake  of  renewable  energy.  The 
REPowerEU  chapter  includes  investments  to  scale-up  existing  measures  supporting  the 
strengthening  of  smart  grids,  interventions  to  increase  the  resilience  of  the  power  grid, 
production  of  hydrogen  in  brownfields  sites  (Hydrogen  Valleys)  and  provide  technical 
assistance and strengthen capacity buildings for the implementation of the Italian RRP. 

The  nature  and  extent  of  the  proposed  modifications  to  Italy’s  RRP  do  not  have  a  material 
impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the lasting impact of the measures proposed 
by Italy, as reflected in the previous SWD (2021) 165 final. 

3.8. Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation 

The milestones and targets of the modified Italian RRP enable an adequate monitoring of the 
plan’s implementation. Each of the new reforms and investments introduced in the modified 
plan includes at least one milestone and/or target outlining the key elements of the measures 
and  allowing  for  the  assessment  of  its  achievement.  In  particular,  the  REPowerEU  chapter 
includes 46 new milestones and targets.  

The  nature  and  extent  of  the  proposed  modifications  to  Italy’s  RRP  do  not  have  a  material 
impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the adequacy of the arrangements proposed 
by Italy to ensure the effective monitoring and implementation of the plan, as reflected in the 
previous SWD (2021) 165 final. 

3.9. Costing 

Italy has provided individual estimated costs for the new measures that entail a cost, including 
the  measures  in  REPowerEU  chapter.  For  all  the  measures  whose  modifications  entailed  a 
change in the cost estimates or related target, Italy has also provided justifications including on 

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the  proportionality  of  the  relevant  amendments  and  new  individual  estimated  costs  when 
substantial modifications of a measure entailed a change in the assumptions underlying the cost 
estimates. 

The costs of the measures are outlined in the standard template table. Moreover, Italy provided 
information on how the amount was reached, consisting in references.  

The  assessment  of  the  cost  estimates  and  inherent  supporting  information  shows  that  the 
majority of the costs of the new measures and of the existing measures whose modifications 
entailed a new cost assessment are well justified, reasonable, plausible and do not include costs 
covered by existing or planned EU financing and are commensurate to the expected economic 
and social impact of the envisaged measures. Moreover, the changes in the cost estimates of 
the other modified measures are justified and proportional.    

Reasonable costs   

Overall, the assumptions used by Italy to estimate the costs of the new measures including the 
ones in the REPowerEU chapter and of the existing measures whose modifications entailed a 
new cost assessment, provide a reasonable explanation of the key cost drivers of the measures. 
The calculations are generally clearly spelled out allowing to identify the methodology used 
even if for a limited number of measures the information provided is more limited or less clear. 
Nevertheless, there is no evidence that would allow doubting the costing estimates provided.    

The new measures in the REPowerEU chapter and the existing measures whose modifications 
entailed  a  new  cost  assessment,  comply  with  the  eligibility  criteria  set  out  in  the  RRF 
Regulation. All costs are incurred for reforms and investments after February 2020 and after 
February 2022 for the measures in the REPowerEU chapter and are eligible.  

The reasonability of the costs of the other modified measures has not changed from the initial 
assessment  of  these  measures,  as  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  for  all  of  them  are  duly 
justified  and  proportional.  In  the  case  of  measures  being  modified  under  Article  21(1)  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241 for cost-related reasons, sufficient information has been provided 
to  justify  the  objective  circumstances  and  the  proportionality  of  the  changes  in  the  cost 
estimates or related target. In this context, the reasonability of the cost estimates, taking into 
account the new measures in the REPowerEU chapter, and the modified measures, has been 
established to a medium extent.  

Plausible costs    

The amount of the estimated costs of new measures in the REPowerEU chapter and the existing 
measures whose modifications entailed a new cost assessment is in line with the nature and 
type  of  the  envisaged  reforms  and  investments.  For  most  of  these  measures,  Italy  provided 
supporting information to substantiate the cost estimates, including explanations of how past 
projects relate to the cost estimates of the new measures. Nevertheless, in a limited number of 
instances the comparability of past projects to the ones proposed in the plan could not fully be 
established, partially due to the novelty of the measure.  

The plausibility of the costs of the other modified measures has not changed from the initial 
assessment  of  these  measures,  as  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  for  all  of  them  are  duly 
justified  and  proportional.  Sufficient  information  has  been  provided  to  justify  the  objective 
circumstances and the proportionality of the changes in the cost estimates or related target.   

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Considering the limitations of an ex-ante assessment of cost estimates, the amounts proposed 
for  financing  were  deemed  appropriate  and  seen  as  establishing  the  plausibility  of  the  cost 
estimates to a medium extent.  

No double Union financing   

Italy has indicated for each individual new measure in the REPowerEU chapter and the existing 
measures whose modifications entailed a new cost assessment that the costs to be financed by 
the RRF will not be funded at the same time by other Union funding sources.  

Commensurate and cost-efficient costs   

The total cost of the modified Italian RRP is commensurate to the expected social and economic 
impact of the envisaged measures. The plan is expected to contribute to effectively addressing 
all  or  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges  identified  in  the  relevant  country-specific 
recommendations  and  contains  measures  that  are  expected  to  foster  economic  growth  and 
economic  cohesion  in  an  inclusive  manner,  to  boost  the  growth  potential  of  the  Italian 
economy, to stimulate job creation, and to mitigate the adverse effects of the crisis.  

The justification provided by Italy on the amount of the estimated total costs of the modified 
RRP is to a medium extent reasonable, plausible, in line with the principle of cost-efficiency 
and  is  commensurate  to  the  expected  national  economic  and  social  impact.  Italy  provided 
sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated cost of the reforms and 
investments of the modified RRP to be financed under the Facility is not covered by existing 
or planned Union financing. This would warrant a rating of B under the assessment criterion 
2.9 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation.   

3.10. 

Controls and audit  

The  original  Italian  RRP  envisaged  a  clear  structure  for  the  audit  system.  It  established  a 
dedicated  Audit  Body  for  the  internal  control  system,  the  simplification  of  procedures,  the 
strengthening of administrative capacity, dedicated IT systems and arrangements for tackling 
fraud and corruption, with the objective of achieving a timely and effective implementation of 
the measures included in the plan under a central coordination for monitoring.  

A dedicated milestone under mission component 1 (M1C1-68) has already been assessed in 
the context of the first payment request with reference to setting up a system for Audit and 
Control to monitor the implementation of the RRF. 

Considering  that  no  new  measure  or  modification  proposal  included  in  the  modified  RRP 
submitted by Italy relates to the structure for audit system mentioned above, the nature and 
extent  of  the  proposed  modifications  to  Italy’s  RRP  do  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the 
previous  positive  assessment  (rating  of  A)  of  the  adequacy  of  the  control  and  audit 
arrangements proposed by Italy. 

3.11. 

Coherence 

The modified RRP submitted by Italy is structured in 7 Missions divided in 18 components, 
including REPowerEU chapter. These contribute to the common objectives of stimulating the 
recovery  of  the  Italian  economy,  contributing  to  the  twin  transition  and  increasing  Italy’s 

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resilience  to  meet  the  challenges  of  the  twenty-first  century  on  the  path  of  sustainable  and 
inclusive growth.  

Each  component is  built around consistent packages of both  reforms  and investments,  with 
mutually reinforcing or complementary measures. 

The  modification  of  the  Italian  RRP  concerns  all  the  existing  missions  and  respective 
components and includes a new one, the REPowerEU Chapter. The modifications proposed by 
Italy do not alter the overall coherence of the plan, as the missions and components are mutually 
reinforcing and complementary. In particular, the newly added REPowerEU chapter reinforces 
existing green transitions measures in Mission 2 by upscaling 4 of them. The new reforms and 
investments in the REPowerEU are designed to further boost the green transition of Italy and 
the  rollout  of  renewable  energy  sources,  in  line  with  the  specific  REPowerEU  objectives. 
Moreover,  the  other  new  reforms  and  investments  proposed  by  Italy  will  contribute  to 
strengthening Italy’s public sector, green transition, supply chain and national railway mobility.  

Therefore, taking into account the qualitative assessment of all components of Italy’s modified 
RRP,  their  individual  weight  (importance,  relevance,  financial  allocation)  and  their 
interactions,  the  plan  contains  measures  for  the  implementation  of  reforms  and  public 
investments which, to a large extent, represent coherent actions. This would warrant a rating 
of A under the assessment criterion 2.11 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.12. 

REPowerEU 

The  implementation  of  the  measures  included  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  are  expected  to 
contribute  notably  to  the  objectives  in  Article  21c  (3),  points  (a),  (b),  (d),  (e),  and  (f)  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241. The newly presented measures are informed by the analysis carried 
out under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) aiming to help Italy identify the most suitable 
reforms  and  investments  to  deliver  on  the  REPowerEU  objectives.  The  investments  and 
reforms of the Italian REPowerEU chapter aim at strengthening energy autonomy and the green 
transition.  

Italy’s REPowerEU chapter contributes to the objective described in Art. 21c(3)(a) of the 
RRF  Regulation.  The  construction  of  the  Adriatic  gas  pipeline  (including  the  compressor 
station  in  Sulmona)  (M7.I13)  and  of  the  new  compression  station  in  Poggio  Renatico 
improving gas  exports  towards Central  Europe (M7.I14) will  improve  energy infrastructure 
and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for gas, including liquified natural 
gas, and to enable diversification of supply in the interest of the Union as a whole. 

Three  investment  “Transizione  5.0”  (M7.I15),  “Support  to  SMEs  for  self-production 
from renewable energy sources” (M7.I16), and “Strengthening smart grids” (M7.I1) will 
help boost energy efficiency, reduce energy demand and decarbonise industry in line with 
Art. 21c(3)(b) and Art. 21c(3)(d). The investment “Transition 5.0” (M7.I15) consists of a tax 
credit  scheme  and  covers  expenses  to  be  claimed  in  the  tax  returns  presented  in  the  period 
between 1 January 2025 and 31 August 2026. The investment supports the energy transition of 
production processes towards an energy efficiency, a sustainable and renewable-based model 
of production, aiming at increasing energy efficiency and at deploying renewable energy self-
production in enterprises, leading to 0.4 Mtoe of cumulative savings in energy consumptions 
in  the  period  2024-2026.  “Strengthening  smart  grids”  (M7.I1)  consists  in  interventions  on 

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medium and low voltage grid portions to electrify the energy consumption of more inhabitants 
than what already envisaged by an existing measure in the plan. “Support to SMEs for self-
production  from  renewable  energy  sources”  (M7.I16)  is  a  facility  that  will  support  private 
companies investing in self-consumption and self-production of renewable energy. 

Three investments contribute to increasing the share of and accelerating the deployment 
of renewable energy, in line with Art. 21c(3)(b). First, the ‘Tyrrhenian Link’ (M7.I4) consists 
in  the  installation  of  514  km  of  point-to-point  (HVDC)  submarine  cables  allowing  for  the 
integration  of  the  grids  in  Sardinia,  Sicily  and  the  continent  once  the  rest  of  the  project  is 
completed. The infrastructure will unlock the solar production capacity in Sicily, integrating it 
within the transmission grid on the continent. Second, the investment SA.CO.I 3 (M7.I5), the 
REPowerEU chapter contributes to the construction of conversion stations along the ‘Sardinia-
Corsica-Italy  3’  electric  interconnection  infrastructure.  The  stations  will  allow  for  the 
integration  of  the  Sardinian  renewable  capacity  into  the  national  transmission  grid  and 
contribute to the electrification of Corsica as well. Italy will also invest in another cross-border 
project (M7.I6) consisting in increasing existing electricity interconnection nominal capacity 
between Italy, Austria and Slovenia. 

Several reforms will accelerate the deployment of renewable energy (Art. 21c(3)(b)). The 
adoption  and  entry  into  force  of  a  single  primary  legislative  text,  known  as  Testo  Unico, 
(M7.R1) will allow for the collection, compilation and consolidation of all norms regulating 
the  deployment  of  renewables,  thus  superseding  all  relevant  past  legislation.  M7.R2  will 
facilitate  access  of  biomethane  into  the  energy  system  and  energy  market  to  create  new 
biomethane production capacity, favouring the flexibility and efficiency of natural gas network 
by facilitating a conversion to renewable gases and thus contributing to the decarbonization of 
the energy system and to energy independence. Finally, the reform on mitigation of financial 
risks associated with renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) (M7.R4) consists in the 
establishment of a system of guarantees mitigating the financial risk associated with renewable 
Power Purchase Agreements, in particular, those with a duration of at least three years. 

Two projects will increase the production and uptake of sustainable biomethane and of 
renewable or hydrogen, under Art. 21c(3)(b). The investment M7.I3 consists in completing 
2  more  projects  to  produce  hydrogen  in  abandoned  industrial  areas  than  what  was  already 
envisaged by  an  existing measure in  the  original  plan.  The  reform  M7.R3 will  enhance  the 
integration in the network of biomethane producing facilities. 

Energy poverty, under Art. 21c(3)(c), is addressed most notably through the measure of 
a financial instrument for energy renovations of public and social housing (M7.I17). This 
measure shall consist of a public investment in a facility to incentivise private investment and 
improve access to finance energy renovations in social and public housing and in vulnerable 
households in other private residential properties, achieving a minimum 30% energy efficiency 
improvement.  The  objective  of  the  measure  is  to  support  renovation  for  low-income  and 
vulnerable households. 

Two investments will contribute to reducing energy demand, in line with Art. 21c(3)(d). 
“Strengthening smart grids” (M7.I1) consists in interventions on medium and low voltage grid 
portions to electrify the energy consumption of more inhabitants than what already envisaged 
by  an  existing  measure  in  the  plan.  “Support  to  SMEs  for  self-production  from  renewable 

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energy sources” (M7.I16) is  a facility that will support  private companies investing in  self-
consumption and self-production of renewable energy.  

Two  investments  will  help  address  internal  and  cross-border  energy  transmission  and 
distribution bottlenecks, in line with Art. 21c(3)(e). “Interventions to increase the resilience 
of power grid” (M7.I2) consists in interventions to improve the resilience of at least 648 km of 
power grid more than what was already envisaged by an existing measure in the original plan. 
The  investment  “Smart  National  Transmission  Grid”  (M7.I7)  will  contribute  to  the 
digitalisation  of  the  National  Transmission  Grid  (NTG)  by  improving  the  management  and 
control  system  managed  by  the  Transmission  System  Operator.  A  more  digitalised 
transmission  grid  will  allow  for  more  efficient  absorption  of  intermittent  renewable  energy 
sources and for timely management of disruptions.  

The  reform  on  Environmental  Harmful  Subsidies  (M7.R2)  will  support  the  transition 
towards  zero-emission transport and its infrastructure, in line with  Art. 21c(3)(e).  The 
reform aims at reducing the subsidies to be reduce will be based on the annual Catalogue of 
Environmentally Harmful Subsidies published by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy 
Security.  

Finally, the REPowerEU chapter will support the achievement of all other objectives by 
accelerating the requalification of the workforce towards green skills as well as the value 
chains  in  critical  raw  materials  and  technologies  linked  to  the  green  transition.  The 
‘Crescere  Green’  investment  (M7.I10)  consists  in  a  pilot  training  intervention  for  the 
development of skills on a supra-regional scale, with the involvement of businesses and the 
private sector, and with a sectoral focus depending on the most required skills by the green 
transition  in  the  labour  market.  A  scale-up  investment  (M7.I11)  aims  at  stepping  up  policy 
efforts for the provision and acquisition of the skills needed for the green transition by local 
civil servants. These investments are accompanied by a reform called ‘Plan for new Skills – 
Transitions’  (R5),  which  aims  to  update  the  regulatory  framework  of  training  and 
operationalise the tools to combat skills mismatch, updating the already adopted New Skills 
Plan.  The  investment  “Sustainable,  circular  and  secure  supply  of  Critical  Raw  Materials” 
(M7.I8) supports research projects aimed at facilitating the recovering and recycling of waste 
electrical and electronic equipment - including wind turbine blades and photovoltaic panels. 
One of the outcomes of the investment is also a map geolocalising and visualising recyclable 
resources or materials across urban environments (urban mines) as well as existing waste in 
abandoned mines. 

Furthermore, the REPowerEU chapter is coherent with Italy’s original RRP and helps 
extending the planned ambitions in terms of green transition. Through the strengthening 
of smart grids (M7.I1), Italy is scaling up Investment 2.1 in Mission 2 Component 2 of the 
Italian RRP, aiming at electrifying the energy consumption of at least 230,000 more inhabitants 
compared to what is already envisaged by the existing measure. By increasing the resilience of 
the power grid (M7.I2), Italy upscales Investment 2.2 in Mission 2 Component 2 of its RRP: 
the plan is to improve the resilience of at least 648 km of power grid more compared to the 
original  objective set  up in  the RRP.  The  so-called ‘Hydrogen Valleys’ investment  (M7.I3) 
upscales Investment 3.1 in Mission 2 Component 2 of the RRP and consists in completing two 
more projects to produce renewable hydrogen in abandoned industrial areas, leading to a total 
number of 12 projects once the measure is completed. Finally, Italy will upscale Investment 

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1.9 in Mission 1 Component 1 of its RRP by complementing the training programmes of public 
employees envisaged in the original measure with training modules preparing central and local 
civil servants to the green transition. 

Finally, it must be noted that consultations were held with stakeholders in the preparation 
of this chapter. At the occasion of the meeting of the Cabina di Regia on 6 February 2023, the 
Italian government created a ‘Gruppo Tecnico’ on REPowerEU, consisting of representatives 
of  the  competent  Ministries  (Presidency  of  the  Council  of  Ministers,  Ministry  of  Finance, 
Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry 
and  Made  in  Italy,  Ministry  of  Transport  and  Ministry  of  Education)  and  the  main  energy 
stakeholders in Italy (Eni, Enel, Snam and Terna). on 7 March 2023, Cabina di Regia met with 
the  representatives  of  Regions,  Provinces  and  Municipalities  asking  for  their  input  into  the 
REPowerEU  proposals.  On  28  March  2023,  Cabina  di  Regia  met  with  all  the  Ministries. 
Eventually, on 20 April 2023, Cabina di Regia met with the social partners and the trade unions.  

Taking  into consideration the  assessment of all the measures envisaged in the REPowerEU 
chapter, the chapter is expected, to a large extent, to contribute effectively to energy security, 
the  diversification  of  the  Union’s  energy  supply,  an  increase  in  the  uptake  of  renewables, 
energy efficiency, an increase of energy storage capacities, and the reduction of dependence 
on fossil fuels before 2030. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.12 of Annex V 
to the RRF Regulation. 

3.13. 

Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect  

The  REPowerEU  chapter  contributes  to  securing  energy  supply  in  the  Union  as  a  whole, 
including  by  addressing  challenges  identified  in  the  Commission’s  most  recent  needs 
assessment, in line with the objectives set out in Article 21c(3), taking into account the financial 
contribution  available  to  the  Member  State  concerned  and  its  geographical  position  and 
reducing dependency on fossil fuels and to reducing energy demand. 

Nine measures included in Italy’s REPowerEU chapter have a multi-country or cross-
border dimension.  

The investment “Sardinian-Corsica-Italy 3” is a measure with a multi-country and cross-border 
dimension.  It  consists  in  the  construction  of  the  shell  of  the  conversion  stations  in 
Codrongianos, Sardinia, and in Suvereto, Tuscany. The conversation stations shall allow for 
the integration of the grids in Sardinia and the continent once the rest of the infrastructure is 
completed.  The  cross-border  electricity 
interconnection  projects  between  Italy  and 
neighbouring  countries  (Austria  and  Slovenia)  presents  the  same  cross-border  nature  and 
consist in an increase of the existing interconnection nominal capacity of the projects involved. 
At completion of works, the infrastructure shall be operational if the rest of the infrastructure 
on Austria’s and Slovenia’s side is also completed or shall be ready to enter in operation. 

The total costs of these measures account for a total of EUR 1,923 million representing 17% 
of the estimated costs of the REPowerEU chapter. 

Taking  into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged in the REPowerEU 
chapter, the measures in the chapter are expected, to a large extent, to have a cross-border or 
multi-country dimension or effect. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.13 of 
Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

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Contribution to the 
target in % of the 
REPowerEU 
chapter estimated 
costs 
7 
1 

1 

8 
3 

1 

2 
6 

450 
63.2 

90 

500 
200 

60 

140 
375 

45 
1,923 

1 
17% 

REPowerEU measure with cross-border or 
multi-country dimension or effect 

Costs (EUR 
million) 

M7.I1 Strengthening smart grid 
M7.I2  Interventions  to  increase the resilience of 
the power grid 
M7.I3  Hydrogen  production  in  brownfield  sites 
(Hydrogen Valleys) 
M7.I4 Tyrrhenian link 
M7.I5  HVDC Connection Sardinia-Corsica-Italy 
(SA.CO.I 3) 
M7.I6  Cross-border  electricity  interconnection 
projects between Italy and neighbouring countries 
M7.I7  Smart National Transmission Grid 
M7.I11 Adriatic  Line  Phase 
(Sulmona 
compressor  station  and  Sestino-Minerbio  gas 
pipeline) 
M7.I12 Cross-border gas export infrastructure 
Total 

1 

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ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging  

Int. Field = intervention field. 

Coeff. = Coefficient for the calculation of support to climate change objectives and to digital 
transition, on the basis of Annex VI and Annex VII of the RRF Regulation. 

New or revised measures are marked in yellow to distinguish them from the unchanged measures in 
the RRP. 

Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

M1C1.I1.1 

 Digital infrastructure 

M1C1.I1.2 

 Cloud enablement for local PA 

M1C1.I1.3.1 

 National Digital Data Platform 

M1C1.I1.3.2 

M1C1.I1.4.1 

M1C1.I1.4.2 

M1C1.I1.4.3 

M1C1.I1.4.4 

 Single Digital Gateway 
 Citizen experience - Improvement of the 
quality and the usability of digital public 
services 
 Citizen inclusion - Accessibility 
improvement of digital public services 
 Adoption scale up of PagoPA platform 
services and the “IO” app ; 1.4.5 - 
Digitization of public notices 
 Adoption scale up of the National Digital 
Identity platforms (SPID, CIE) and the 
national registry (ANPR) 

M1C1.I1.4.5 

 Digitization of public notices 

M1C1.I1.4.6 

 Mobility as a Service for Italy 

M1C1.I1.5 

 Cybersecurity 

M1C1.I1.6.1 

 Digitization of the Ministry of the Interior 

M1C1.I1.6.2 

M1C1.I1.6.3 

 Digitization of the Ministry of Justice 
 Digitization of National Social Security 
Institute (INPS) and National Institute for 
Insurance against Accidents at work 
(INAIL) 

M1C1.I1.6.4 

 Digitization of the Ministry of Defence 

M1C1.I1.6.5 

 Digitization of the Council of State 

M1C1.I1.6.6 

 Digitization of the Finance Police 

M1C1.I1.7.1 

 Digital Civic Service 

M1C1.I1.7.2 

 Network of digital facilitation services 

M1C1.R1.2 

M1C1.I1.8.1a 

M1C2.I1.1 

 Transformation support 
 Hiring of human capital to strengthen the 
Judicial Office and overcome the 
disparities between the different judicial 
offices_digital part 
 Tax credit for tangible 4.0 capital goods 
(Annex A) 

30 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

900.0 

1000.0 

556.0 

90.0 

813.0 

80.0 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

055 

011 

011 

011 

011 

011 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

561.0 

- 

011 

100% 

285.0 

245.0 

40.0 

623.0 

107.0 

133.2 

296.0 

42.5 

7.5 

25.0 

60.0 

135.0 

155.0 

907.2 

8868.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

011ter 

011 

011 
021qui
nquies 

011 
011qua
ter 

011 

011 

011 

011 

108 

108 

011 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

011qua
ter 

100% 

010 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

M1C2.I1.2 

M1C2.I1.5 

M1C2.I2 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 
 Tax credit for intangible 4.0 capital goods 
(Annex B) 

 Tax credit for training activities 
 Innovation and technology of 
microelectronics 

M1C2.I3.1 

 Plan Italia 1 Gbps 

M1C2.I3.2 

 Italia 5G 

M1C2.I3.3 

 Connected Schools 

M1C2.I3.4 

 Connected Health care facilities 

M1C2.I3.5 

 Connected smaller islands 

M1C2.I4.1 

 SatCom Initiative 

M1C2.I4.2 

 Earth Observation 

M1C2.I4.3 

 Space Factory 

M1C2.I4.4 

M1C2.I5.1 

M1C2.I5.2 

M1C2.I7.b 

M1C2.I7.c 

M1C3.I1.1 

M1C3.I1.3.a 

M1C3.I2.1.a 

M1C3.I2.1.b 

M1C3.I2.3 

M1C3.I3.2.a 

M1C3.I3.2.b 

M1C3.I3.2.c 

M1C3.I3.3 

 In-Orbit Economy  
 Refinancing and remodelling of Fund 
394/81 managed by SIMEST 
 Competitiveness and resilience of supply 
chains 
 Support to the production system for the 
Ecological Transition, Net Zero 
Technologies, and competitiveness and 
resilience of strategic supply 
chains_supply chain 
 Support to the production system for the 
Ecological Transition, Net Zero 
Technologies, and competitiveness and 
resilience of strategic supply 
chains_energy efficiency 
 Digital Strategy and Platforms for 
Cultural Heritage 
 Improve energy efficiency in cinema, 
theatres and museums_energy efficiency 
 Attractiveness of small historic 
towns_energy efficiency of public 
buildings 
 Attractiveness of small historic 
towns_energy efficiency of SMEs 
 Programs to enhance the identity of 
places: parks and historic gardens 
 Development of the film industry 
(Cinecittà project)_digital component 
 Development of the film industry 
(Cinecittà project)_construction of energy 
efficient studios 
 Development of the film industry 
(Cinecittà project)_energy efficiency 
renovations 
 Capacity building for culture operators to 
manage the digital and green transition. 

M1C3.I4.1 

 Digital Tourism Hub 

31 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

1913.9 

300.0 

340.0 

3519.4 

1115.8 

261.0 

335.2 

60.5 

385.0 

417.0 

235.0 

450.0 

1200.0 

750.0 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

010 

108 
021qua
ter 

051 

051 

051 

051 

051 

055bis 

055bis 

009bis 

009bis 

015 

015 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

40% 

40% 

1250.0  027 

100% 

- 

450.0  024 

40% 

- 

500.0 

- 

011 

100% 

210.0  026 

40% 

- 

560.0  026 

100.0  024 

300.0  050 

40% 

40% 

40% 

- 

- 

- 

61.0 

- 

011 

100% 

95.2  025ter 

40% 

- 

64.9  026 

40% 

- 

155.0 

114.0 

- 

- 

021bis 

011bis 

100% 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

M1C3.I4.2.a 

M2C1.I1.1 

M2C1.I1.2 

M2C1.I2.1.a 

M2C1.I2.1.b 

M2C1.I2.1.c 

M2C1.I2.1.d 

M2C1.I2.1.e 

M2C1.I3.4.b 

M2C1.I3.4.c 

M2C1.I3.4.d 

M2C1.I3.4.e 

M2C1.I2.2.a 

M2C1.I2.2.b 

M2C1.I2.2.c 

M2C1.I2.3.a 

M2C1.I2.3.b 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 
 Funds for the competitiveness of tourism 
enterprise_energy efficiency 
 Implementation of new waste 
management plants and modernization of 
existing plants 

 Circular economy “flagship” projects 
 Logistics plan for the agri-food, fishing 
and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and 
plant nursery sectors_innovative 
technologies in agro-industrial production 
 Logistics plan for the agri-food, fishing 
and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and 
plant nursery sectors_digital solutions for 
logistics 
 Logistics plan for the agri-food, fishing 
and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and 
plant nursery sectors_zero emission 
transport solutions 
 Logistics plan for the agri-food, fishing 
and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and 
plant nursery sectors_reduction of waste 
 Logistics plan for the agri-food, fishing 
and aquaculture, forestry, floriculture and 
plant nursery sectors_renewable energy 
 Fondo Rotativo Contratti di Filiera (FCF) 
to support supply-chains contracts for the 
agri-food, fishing and aquaculture, 
forestry, floriculture and plant nursery 
sectors_SMEs 
 Fondo Rotativo Contratti di Filiera (FCF) 
to support supply-chains contracts for the 
agri-food, fishing and aquaculture, 
forestry, floriculture and plant nursery 
sectors_solar 
 Fondo Rotativo Contratti di Filiera (FCF) 
to support supply-chains contracts for the 
agri-food, fishing and aquaculture, 
forestry, floriculture and plant nursery 
sectors_digitisation 
 Fondo Rotativo Contratti di Filiera (FCF) 
to support supply-chains contracts for the 
agri-food, fishing and aquaculture, 
forestry, floriculture and plant nursery 
sectors_R&D climate change 

 Agri-solar Park_solar panels 
 Agri-solar Park_energy efficient 
renovations 
 Agri-solar Park_energy efficient cooling 
systems 
 Innovation and mechanization in the 
agricultural and food sectors_precision 
farming 
 Innovation and mechanization in the 
agricultural and food sectors_oil sector 

32 

Climate 

Digital 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

893.0  025 

40% 

- 

1500.0  042 

600.0  042 

40% 

40% 

- 

- 

324.0  047 

40% 

- 

216.0 

- 

010 

100% 

180.0  079 

40% 

- 

40.0  047 

40% 

- 

40.0  029 

100% 

- 

1560.0  047 

40% 

- 

100.0  029 

100% 

- 

100.0 

- 

010 

100% 

200.0  022 

1175.0  029 

822.5  024 

352.5  024 

100% 

100% 

40% 

40% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

200.0 

- 

084 

100% 

100.0  047 

40% 

- 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

Int. 
Field 

M2C1.I3.1.a 

 Green islands_energy efficiency 

34.0  026 

Coeff. 
% 

40% 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6.0  072bis 

100% 

10.0  042 

50.0  029 

40% 

100% 

30.0  027 

100%  021bis 

100% 

1099.0  029 

100% 

- 

2200.0  029 

100% 

- 

1908.4  030bis 

100% 

- 

3610.0  033 

100%  033 

40% 

500.0  037 

100% 

350.0  032 

100% 

150.0  022 

100% 

400.0  027 

230.0  077 

300.0  077 

160.0  022 

140.0  022 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

466.6  075 

100% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

3400.0  073 

100% 

- 

200.0  074 

741.3  077 

100% 

100% 

- 

- 

1650.0  074 

100% 

- 

765.0  073 

100% 

- 

962.0  072bis 

100% 

122.5 

- 

17.5  077 

500.0  027 

500.0  022 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

M2C1.I3.1.b 

 Green islands_zero emission 

M2C1.I3.1.c 

 Green islands_waste management 

M2C1.I3.1.d 

M2C1.I3.3 

M2C2.I1.1 

M2C2.I1.2 

M2C2.I1.4.1 

M2C2.I2.1 

M2C2.I2.2 

M2C2.I3.1.a 

M2C2.I3.1.b 

M2C2.I3.2.a 

 Green islands_solar energy 
 Culture and awareness on environmental 
topics and challenges 

 Development of agri-voltaic systems 
 Promotion of renewable energy sources 
for energy communities and jointly acting 
renewables self-consumers 
 Development of biomethane, according to 
criteria for promoting the circular 
economy_renewable energy 

 Strengthening smart grids 
 Interventions to increase the resilience of 
power grid 
 Production of Hydrogen in brownfield 
sites (Hydrogen Valleys)_production 
 Production of Hydrogen in brownfield 
sites (Hydrogen Valleys)_R&D 
 Hydrogen Use in hard-to-abate 
industry_hydrogen 

M2C2.I3.3 

 Hydrogen testing for road transport 

M2C2.I3.4 

 Hydrogen testing for railway mobility 

M2C2.I3.5 

 Hydrogen Research and Development 

M2C2.I3.5 

M2C2.I4.1 

M2C2.I4.2 

M2C2.I4.2 

M2C2.I4.3 

M2C2.I4.4.1.
a 

M2C2.I4.4.1.
b 

M2C2.I4.4.2 
M2C2.I4.4.3.
a 
M2C2.I4.4.3.
b 

 Hydrogen Research and Development 
 Investment in soft mobility (National 
Plan of Cycle Path) 
 Development of Rapid Mass Transport 
systems (metro, streetcar, bus rapid 
transit)_infrastructure 
 Development of Rapid Mass Transport 
systems (metro, streetcar, bus rapid 
transit)_rolling stock 

 Installation of charging infrastructures 
 Renewal of the regional public transport 
bus fleet with clean fuels vehicles_rolling 
stock 
 Renewal of the regional public transport 
bus fleet with clean fuels 
vehicles_infrastructure 
 Renewal of the regional public transport 
railway fleet with clean fuels trains and 
universal service 
 Renewal fleet for the National fire 
brigade command_vehicles 
 Renewal fleet for the National fire 
brigade command_recharging 

M2C2.I5.1.1 

 Production capacity of renewables 

M2C2.I5.1.2 

 Battery industry 

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Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

M2C2.I5.2 

M2C3.I1.1 

M2C3.I1.2.a 

M2C3.I2.1.a 

M2C3.I3.1 

M2C4.I1.1 

M2C4.I2.1.a 

M2C4.I2.1.b 

M2C4.I3.1 

M2C4.I3.2.a 

M2C4.I3.2.b 

M2C4.I3.2.c 

M2C4.I3.3 

M2C4.I3.5 

M2C4.I4.1 

M2C4.I4.2 

M2C4.I4.3 

M3C1.I1.1.a 

M3C1.I1.1.b 

M3C1.I1.1.c 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

 Hydrogen 
 Construction of new schools through 
building replacement  
 Construction of buildings, requalification 
and strengthening of real estate assets of 
the administration of justice_energy 
efficiency 
 Strengthening of the Ecobonus and 
Sismabonus for energy efficiency and 
building safety_energy efficiency 

 Promotion of efficient district heating 
 Implementation of an advanced and 
integrated monitoring and forecasting 
system 
 Measures for flood and hydrogeological 
risk reduction 
 Measures for flood and hydrogeological 
risk reduction 
 Protection and enhancement of urban and 
peri-urban forests 
 Digitization of national parks. Nature 
conservation - monitoring of pressures 
and threats on species and habitats and 
climate change 
 Digitization of national parks. Digital 
services to visitors to national parks and 
marine protected areas 
 Digitization of national parks. 
Administrative simplification - 
Digitisation and simplification of 
procedures for services provided by Parks 
and Marine Protected Areas 

 Re-naturification of Po area 
 Restoration and protection of the seabed 
and marine habitats 
 Investments in primary water 
infrastructures for the security of water 
supply 
 Reduction of losses in water distribution 
networks, including digitization and 
monitoring of networks 
 Investments in the resilience of the 
irrigation agrosystem for better 
management of water resources 
 High-speed railway connections to the 
South for passengers and freight (Napoli - 
Bari) 
 High-speed railway connections to the 
South for passengers and freight 
(Palermo-Catania) 
 High-speed railway connections to the 
South for passengers and freight (Salerno-
Reggio Calabria)  

34 

Climate 

Digital 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

Int. 
Field 

450.0  022 

Coeff. 
% 

100% 

1006.0  025ter 

40% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

- 

- 

113.8  026 

40% 

- 

13950.

0  025bis 
034bis
0 

200.0 

100% 

100% 

500.0  035 

100% 

334.4  035 

100% 

1200.0  035 

100% 

210.0  050 

40% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

82.0  050 

40% 

- 

14.0 

- 

054 

100% 

4.0 

- 

357.0  050 

400.0  049 

011 

100% 

40% 

40% 

- 

- 

2000.0  040 

40% 

- 

1924.0  039bis 

40% 

- 

880.0  040 

40% 

- 

1254.0  064 

100% 

- 

799.0  064 

100% 

- 

1800.0  064 

100% 

- 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

M3C1.I1.2.a 

M3C1.I1.2.b 

M3C1.I1.3.b 

M3C1.I1.3.c 

M3C1.I1.4 

M3C1.I1.5 

M3C1.I1.6 

M3C1.I1.7 

M3C1.I1.8 

M3C1.I1.9 

M3C2.I1.1.a 

M3C2.I1.1.b 

M3C2.I1.1.c 

M3C2.I1.1.d 

M3C2.I1.1.e 

M3C2.I2.1.a 

M3C2.I2.1.b 

M3C2.I2.1.c 

M3C2.I2.2.a 

M3C2.I2.2.b 

M3C2.I2.3 

M4C1.I2.1 

M4C1.I3.2 

M4C1.I3.4 

M4C1.I4.1 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 
 High-speed lines in the North connecting 
to the rest of Europe (Brescia-Verona-
Padova) 
 High-speed lines in the North connecting 
to the rest of Europe (Liguria-Alpi) 

 Diagonal connections (Orte-Falconara) 
 Diagonal connections (Taranto-
Metaponto-Potenza-Battipaglia) 
 Introducing the European Rail Transport 
Management System (ERTMS) 
 Strengthening metropolitan nodes and 
key national links 
 Strengthening regional lines - Upgrading 
of regional railways (management RFI) 
 Upgrading, electrification and resilience 
of railways in the South 
 Upgrading railway stations (RFI 
management; in South) 

 Inter-regional connections 
 Green ports: renewable energy and 
energy efficiency interventions at 
ports_energy efficiency 
 Green ports: renewable energy and 
energy efficiency interventions at 
ports_solar energy 
 Green ports: renewable energy and 
energy efficiency interventions at 
ports_pollution reduction 
 Green ports: renewable energy and 
energy efficiency interventions at 
ports_clean transport 
 Green ports: renewable energy and 
energy efficiency interventions at 
ports_recharging stations 
 Digitalization of the logistic chain_LogIN 
Center 
 Digitalization of the logistic 
chain_Network of ports and freight 
terminals 
 Digitalization of the logistic chain_LogIN 
Business 
 Digitalization of air traffic 
management_optimization 
 Digitalization of air traffic 
management_digitisation 

 Cold ironing 
 Integrated digital teaching and training on 
the digital transformation for school staff; 
 School 4.0: innovative schools, wiring, 
new classrooms and workshops 

 Teaching and advanced university skills 
 Extension in number and career 
opportunities of PhDs (Research-oriented, 

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Climate 

Digital 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

4470.0  064 

100% 

4260.0  064 

474.0  068 

100% 

100% 

414.0  065 

100% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2466.0  071 

40%  071 

100% 

2970.4  068 

100% 

936.0  069 

2400.0  069 

345.0  069 

203.0  069 

40% 

40% 

40% 

40% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

67.5  026 

40% 

- 

124.2  029 

100% 

- 

27.0  048 

40% 

- 

29.7  074 

100% 

- 

21.6  077 

100% 

- 

30.0 

- 

084 

100% 

45.0 

175.0 

16.0 

18.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

084 

084 

084 

084 

400.0  077 

100% 

- 

800.0 

2100.0 

272.1 

504.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

108 

012 

108 

016 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

40% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

M4C2.I1.3.a 

M4C2.I1.3.b 

M4C2.I1.4.a 

M4C2.I1.4.b 

M4C2.I1.4.c 

M4C2.I1.5 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Public Administration and Cultural 
Heritage) 
 Partnerships extended to universities, 
research centers, companies and funding 
of basic research projects_R&D climate 
change 
 Partnerships extended to universities, 
research centers, companies and funding 
of basic research projects_R&D circular 
economy 
 Strengthening research structures and 
supporting the creation of “national R&D 
leaders” on some Key Enabling 
Technologies_R&D climate change 
 Strengthening research structures and 
supporting the creation of “national R&D 
leaders” on some Key Enabling 
Technologies_R&D circular economy 
 Strengthening research structures and 
supporting the creation of “national R&D 
leaders” on some Key Enabling 
Technologies_R&D digital 
 Establishing and strengthening of 
“innovation ecosystems for 
sustainability”, building “territorial 
leaders of R&D” 

M4C2.I2.1.a 

 IPCEI_digital 

M4C2.I2.1.b 

M4C2.I2.2.a 

M4C2.I2.2.b 

M4C2.I2.3 

M4C2.I3.1 

M4C2.I3.3 

 IPCEI_green 
 Partnerships in research and innovation – 
Horizon Europe_green 
 Partnerships in research and innovation – 
Horizon Europe_digital 
 Strengthening and sectorial/ territorial 
extension of technology transfer centres 
by industry segments 
 Fund for construction of an integrated 
system of research and innovation 
infrastructures 
 Introduction of innovative doctorates that 
respond to the needs of innovation by 
enterprises and promote the hiring of 
researchers by companies 

M5C1.R1 

 ALMPs and Vocational Training 

M5C1.I5 

M5C1.I3 

M5C1.I4 

M5C2.I2.a 

M5C2.I7.b 

M5C3.I1.4 

 Creation of women's enterprises 

 Strengthening the dual system. 

 Universal Civil Service 
 Autonomy patterns for people with 
disabilities_digital 
 The Sport and Social Inclusion 
project_efficient constructions 
 Infrastructural investments for the Special 
Economic Zone  

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Climate 

Digital 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

483.0  022 

100% 

- 

483.0  023 

40% 

- 

480.0  022 

100% 

- 

240.0  023 

40% 

- 

240.0 

- 

009bis 

100% 

1242.8 

900.0 

- 

- 

019 
021qua
ter 

40% 

100% 

600.0  022 

100% 

120.0  022 

100% 

- 

- 

80.0 

- 

009bis 

100% 

350.0 

- 

010 

100% 

1578.1 

- 

055 

100% 

510.0 

5454.0 

400.0 

600.0 

650.0 

275.0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

350.0  025ter 

40% 

563.5  078 

40% 

40% 

40% 

40% 

40% 

40% 

100% 

016 

016 

100 

016 

099 

012 

- 

- 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/Sub
-Measure ID 

M6C1.I1.1.a 

M6C1.I1.1 

M6C1.I1.2.a 

M6C2.I1.1.a 

M6C2.I1.3 

M7.I1 

M7.I2 

M7.I3 

M7.I4 

M7.I5 

M7.I6 

M7.I7 

M7.I8 

M7.I9 

M7.I10 

M7.I11 

M7.I12 

M7.I15.a 

M7.I15.b 

M7.I15.c 

M7.I16 

M7.I17 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

 Community Health Houses to improve 
territorial health assistance_energy 
efficient new constr 
 Community Health Houses to improve 
territorial health assistance_energy 
efficiency renov 
 Home as the first place of care and 
telemedicine_digital 
 Digital update of hospitals’ technological 
equipment_digital 
 Strengthening of the technological 
infrastructure and of the tools for data 
collection, data processing, data analysis 
and simulation 
 Scale-up measure: Strengthening smart 
grids 
 Scale-up measure: Interventions to 
increase the resilience of power grid 
 Scale-up measure: Production of 
Hydrogen in brownfield sites (Hydrogen 
Valleys) 

 Tyrrhenian link 
 HVDC Connection Sardinia-Corsica-Italy 
(SA.CO.I 3) 
 Cross-border electricity interconnection 
projects between Italy and neighbouring 
countries 

 Smart National Transmission Grid 
 Sustainable, circular and secure supply of 
Critical Raw Materials 
 Green skills – Specialized/advanced 
training of  local PA employees 

 Pilot projects on skills “Crescere Green” 
 Strenghtening of the regional public 
transport railway fleet with zero-emission 
trains and universal service 

 Electric buses 

 Transition 5.0 Green_energy efficiency 
 Transition 5.0 Green_self-consumption 
and self-production 

 Transition 5.0 Green_training 
 Support to SMEs for self-production from 
renewable energy sources 
 Financial instrument for energy 
renovations public and social housing 

Climate 

Digital 

Budge
t (EUR 
m) 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

500.0  025ter 

40% 

- 

500.0  026 

40% 

- 

1780.0 

1450.1 

- 

- 

013 

095 

100% 

100% 

1672.5 

- 

095 

100% 

40% 

40% 

450.0  033 

100% 

63.2  037 

100% 

90.0  032 

500.0  033 

100% 

100% 

200.0  033 

100% 

60.0  033 

140.0  033 

100% 

100% 

50.0  023 

40% 

0.8  01 

100.0  01 

1003.0  072bis 

100.0  027 

3780.0  024 

1890.0  032 

630.0  01 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

40% 

100% 

100% 

320.0  032 

100% 

1381.0  025bis 

40% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

While the estimated cost of Italy’s recovery and resilience plan exceeds the total allocation of 
non-repayable  financial  support  to  Italy,  Italy  will  ensure  that  all  spending  related  to  the 
measures mentioned in this table as contributing to climate objectives are fully financed by the 
funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 

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*  Reforms  and  investments  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  are  not  taken  into  account  when 
calculating  the  plan’s  contribution  to  the  digital  target  requirement  set  by  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241. 

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