The electricity sector in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

describes electricity in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Total electricity consumption was 339 TWh in 2008.

According to the national plan Italy aims not to fulfill its agreed share of the renewable directive target. Italy plans to increase the renewable electricity to 26% by 2020.

Electricity pro person and by power source

In 2008 Italy consumed electricity in 6,054 kWh/person. EU15 average was 7,409 kWh/person. In 2009 consumption was divided by power source: 13.5 % import, 65.8 % fossil electricity and 20.7 % renewable electricity.

Electricity pro person in Italy (kWh/ hab.)
	Use	Production	Import	Imp. %	Fossil	Nuclear Nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...	Nuc. Nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...  %	Other RE Renewable energy Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...	Bio Biomass Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel.... +waste	Wind	Non RE Renewable energy Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...  use*	RE Renewable energy Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...  %
2004	6,003	5,219	784	13.1 %	3,919	0	0 %	1,001	299		4,703	21.7 %
2005	6,029	5,189	841	13.9 %	4,200	0	0 %	884	105		5,040	16.4 %
2006	6,132	5,349	783	12.8 %	4,377	0	0 %	849	123		5,160	15.8 %
2008	6,054	5,384	671	11.1 %	4,271	0	0 %	992	120		4,942	18.4 %
2009	5,527	4,783	744	13.5 %	3,636	0	0 %	912*	132	102*	4,381	20.7 %
* Other RE Renewable energy Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...  is waterpower, solar Solar Solar may refer to:Astronomy* Of or relating to the Sun** A device that utilizes solar energy** Solar calendar, a calendar whose dates indicate the position of the earth on its revolution around the sun* Solar Maximum Mission, a satellite...  and geothermal electricity Geothermal electricity Geothermal electricity is electricity generated from geothermal energy.Technologies in use include dry steam power plants, flash steam power plants and binary cycle power plants...  and wind power Wind power Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....  until 2008 * Non RE use = use – production of renewable electricity * RE % = (production of RE / use) * 100 % Note: European Union Renewable energy in the European Union The countries of the European Union are currently the number two global leaders in the development and application of renewable energy. Promoting the use of renewable energy sources is important both to the reduction of the EU's dependence on foreign energy imports, and in meeting targets to combat...  calculates the share of renewable energies in gross electrical consumption.

Nuclear power

Italy does not have nuclear power due to a public vote. Italy voted against nuclear power after public voting in 1987 after the Chernobyl disaster. Some of the anxiety is rooted in that Italy is in a seismically active area.

According to the news in Finland Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

 and Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....

 made agreement of four new nuclear plants in Italy in February 2009. In April 2009 was 2009 L'Aquila earthquake

2009 L'Aquila earthquake

The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy. The main shock occurred at 3:32 local time on 6 April 2009, and was rated 5.8 on the Richter scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale; its epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, which together...

. Based on the Seveso II Directive neighbouring countries may halt the nuclear options in Italy. The actual construction of nuclear power is unlikely due to the lack of public support, strengthening political opposition to PM Berlusconi plus environmental and construction concerns. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...

 and the nuclear power disaster in Japan

Timeline of the Fukushima nuclear accidents

For the timelines of the nuclear accidents at Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, see:* Timeline of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents* Timeline of the Fukushima II nuclear accidents...

 in March 2011 made international investors and politicians to review energy policy.

Renewable electricity

According to the National Renewable Energy Action Plan Italy will not meet its 17% RES (Renewable Electricity share) target in 2020. Italy’s target for the total renewable electricity is 100 TWh in 2020 including 20 TWh wind, 42 TWh hydro, 19 TWh biomass. 12 TWh solar and 7 TWh geothermal electricity. The share of renewable electricity is subject to annual changes of hydro power and total electricity use.

The wind energy target 5.3 % of the total electricity use is 6th lowest in the European Union behind only Luxembourg 3.6%, Hungary 3.1%, Slovakia 1.8%, Czech Republic 1.8% and Slovenia 1.3%. The European Union average target in wind is 14% in 2020. EWEA’s analysis of the italy’s plans reflect disappoinment since the action plan suggests an
annual slow down of the wind power build-out rate compared to 2006-2010 and weaknesses in the support scheme and authorisation procedures of the new RES plants and grid development.

Import

Electricity imports for Italy amounted to 40 TWh in 2008. This was second highest import in the world behind Brazil

Business

Enel

Enel

Enel may refer to:*Enel SpA, an Italian electricity company*Enel , a fictional villain in the One Piece manga and anime series*Enel, meaning third in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, cf. Awakening of the Elves...

 is a major Italian power company having annual sales in 2009 less than E.ON

E.ON

E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....

 or EDF

EDF

- Military :* Elmendorf Air Force Base, a United States Air Force Base in Alaska* Estonian Defence Forces, military of the Republic of Estonia* European Defence Force, an international military force by the European Council- Organizations :...

 but more than
RWE

RWE

RWE AG , is a German electric power and natural gas public utility company based in Essen. Through its various subsidiaries, the energy company contributes electricity and gas to more than 20 million electricity customers and 10 million gas customers, principally in Europe...

 or Endesa

Endesa (Spain)

Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...

. Enel was involved in the Siemens corruption scandal in 2007.

Global warming

Emissions of carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...

in total, per capita in 2007 were 7.4 tons CO₂ compared to EU 27 average 7.9 tons CO₂. Emission change between 2007/1990 was 10 % increase.