Tera confirmed by ARERA for specialist support to the Authority's District Heating and Cooling Department.

Terawith a Determination of 24 September 2021, was once again confirmed by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment (ARERA) to carry out the important task of entrusting a specialist support service to the District Heating and Cooling Department.

Italy has set itself important targets for energy transition with the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), while the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan attributes an important role in reaching the 2030 sustainability targets also to district heating and cooling, hoping for an extension of the existing networks.

In Italy, at the end of 2019, 331 district heating and cooling systems were in operation in 282 municipalities, with a total network extension of 5,000 km and 9.6 GW of installed power.

Most of the plants serving the networks (83%) are still powered by fossil fuels, while the remaining 17% are powered by renewable energy sources and waste.

The task assigned to Tera will allow the verification of the Authority's regulatory compliance by the operators involved. by the operators involved.