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Italy sets December 21 auction for electricity capacity in 2028
Terna will hold Italy’s 2028 capacity auction on December 21.
The auction is part of a system designed to ensure enough electricity capacity is available when demand is high.
Power producers can compete to supply capacity, while demand-response units and resources from other countries can also take part under specific rules.
Successful bidders must offer their selected capacity in electricity and related service markets and receive a fixed annual payment from Terna.
Applications can be submitted until November 3.
The updated rules raise availability factors for batteries and solar power; wind and run-of-river hydro factors stay unchanged.
These factors estimate how much of a resource’s rated power can be counted on during peak demand, and the changes reflect growth in authorized storage capacity.
Italy’s 2028 electricity capacity auction is scheduled for December 21, 2026.
Terna announced the date after the energy ministry approved technical rules for the auction.
Applications to participate can be submitted from October 20 through November 3.
The auction is part of a system intended to ensure the electricity system has adequate capacity.
Derating coefficients for battery and solar capacity have been raised compared with the 2027 auction.
- Who
- Terna, Italy’s electricity transmission system operator, is organizing the auction.
- What
- An auction for electricity capacity for the 2028 delivery period.
- When
- December 21, 2026. Applications can be submitted from October 20 to November 3.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- The capacity market is intended to ensure the adequacy of the electricity system.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The energy ministry published a decree approving Terna’s technical rules for the auction.
The period for submitting participation applications began.
The deadline for participation applications.
Terna is scheduled to hold the 2028 capacity auction.
- Auction date
- December 21, 2026
- Delivery period
- 2028
- Application period
- October 20–November 3, 2026
- Auction organizer
- Terna
- Latest completed auction
- February 2025, for delivery in 2027; about 43 GW was awarded