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The ‘green’ NRRP: what it is

Here is a summary of the measures envisaged by the NRRP on the ecological transition, as set out on the ‘Italia Domani, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan’ portal.

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Here is a summary of the measures envisaged by the NRRP on the ecological transition, as set out on the ‘Italia Domani, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan’ portal.

The total amount of the NRRP is €191.5 billion.

Green revolution and ecological transition receives €59.46 billion (31.05% of the NRRP’s total amount)


Circular economy and waste management

Strengthen the separate collection network and the facilities for treating and recycling materials, in order to improve the circular economy and waste management throughout the country.

  • Better management of municipal waste through the construction of new waste management facilities and the modernisation of existing ones.
  • Circular economy projects to increase the recycling rate of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), paper and cardboard, plastic and textiles.

Renewable energy sources and development of hydrogen-based solutions

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Simplify the authorisation procedures for renewable energy and increase its presence in the country, including the launch of hydrogen-based solutions for cutting-edge research, production and use in industry and transport.

  • 40 hydrogen refuelling stations in strategic areas for heavy-goods transport
  • Purchase of 3,360 low-emission buses
  • Renewal of part of the train fleet for regional transport with alternative-propulsion vehicles
  • Renewal of the naval fleet to improve its efficiency and reduce its environmental impact
  • Promotion of energy communities and self-consumption to install 2 GW of new electricity generation capacity from renewable sources
  • Development of biomethane to make the gas network more sustainable by increasing the capacity of biomethane from conversion
  • Development of agrivoltaic plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating 1.5 million tonnes of CO2
  • Creation of Hydrogen Valleys to promote the production and use of hydrogen, favouring disused industrial areas.

Improvement of the electricity grid and water infrastructure

Strengthen investment in smart grids to enhance the capacity, reliability and security of the electricity grid. Reduce losses in the water distribution network.

  • Smart grid measures on 115 primary substations and the connected network to increase distributed generation capacity from renewable sources.
  • 15% reduction in water losses in 15,000 drinking water networks
  • Better electrification of consumption for 1.8 million people thanks to the increase in the capacity and power of connections
  • Improvement of water supply with 75 projects for the maintenance, upgrading and completion of infrastructure

Incentives for the energy efficiency of buildings

Improve the quality of urban decorum and of the social and environmental fabric by reducing emissions, including through the renovation of public buildings.

  • One fifth of public housing buildings upgraded to improve their energy rating, moving from class G to class E.
  • Development of 330 km of efficient district heating networks and construction of plants or connections for the recovery of waste heat.
  • 48 judicial buildings renovated for over 290,000 sq m by mid-2026
  • 50% reduction in energy consumption in 195 schools for a total of over 410,000 sq m, benefiting 58,000 students
  • Renovation of around 50,000 buildings a year for a total surface area of 20 million sq m a year, thanks to the Ecobonus and Sismabonus of up to 110%.

Investment to tackle climate change and hydrogeological instability

Secure the areas most at risk of landslides or flooding and enhance the territory through redevelopment, monitoring and prevention measures.

  • Reduction of hydrogeological and flood risk to make safe 1.5 million people living in at-risk areas
  • Redevelopment of 14 metropolitan cities to improve citizens’ wellbeing, including through the development of 6,600 hectares of urban forests.
  • Digitalisation of the 24 national parks and 31 protected marine areas to make them more sustainable and efficient
  • Renaturalisation of 6 priority large areas, in particular the Po area, for ecological connectivity and adaptation to climate change.
  • Restoration and protection of seabeds and marine habitats by mapping and monitoring 90% of marine and coastal systems

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