A year of evolution, innovation and renewed energy: EF Solare Italia in 2025
Research, people and industrial development come together in a journey shaping the future of renewable energy.
2025 marked a pivotal year for EF Solare Italia: a journey shaped by research, people, industrial development and an increasingly integrated vision of the future of energy. It was a year of growing projects and new opportunities, now culminating in a new chapter with the integration with Sorgenia – set to further strengthen the role of the new Group within Italy’s renewable energy landscape.
Research and sustainability: innovation at the core
A strong focus on sustainability and research guided many of the year’s initiatives. Among them, the agrivoltaic pilot project in Ora (BZ) holds a prominent place: an advanced example of agrivoltaics capable of combining solar energy generation with high-quality agriculture. A replicable model and a tangible demonstration of how agriculture and energy can grow together, it also represents a concrete example of collaboration among European sector players. Indeed, the plant is part of the Symbiosyst project, funded by the European Horizon programme and involving 18 partners, including ENEA, EURAC Research (project coordinator), Convert, ETA Florence Renewable Energy, Centro di Sperimentazione Laimburg and Südtiroler Bauernbund.
People and communities: energy creating social value
In 2025, the Group reaffirmed the central role of people and local communities in its strategy. Initiatives such as the project in Castrovillari, where a protocol was launched to support the employment of inmates from the local prison at the new photovoltaic plant, demonstrate how solar technology can act as a driver of local development and social inclusion.
Business and industrial growth: a year of tangible results
2025 was also a year of key milestones in the modernisation of the Group’s assets and the expansion of its photovoltaic energy generation capacity. Among the most significant achievements:
• Bolarque, a record-setting project that further strengthens the Group’s position in renewable energy.
• The completion of the largest photovoltaic repowering project in Italy, representing a major step forward in improving the efficiency of existing solar plants.
• A strong acceleration in Southern Italy, with 10 MW of upgrades connected in a single month across Sicily and Puglia, underscoring the commitment to increasingly high-performing photovoltaic plants while enhancing areas already specialized in renewable energy production.
Integration and the future: a new shared energy
Among the most significant steps of the year was the €2.2 billion financing agreement, designed to support the Group’s growth and future projects in the solar and renewable energy sectors.
A historic milestone
At the very end of the year, the integration between Sorgenia and EF Solare Italia was completed, giving rise to a unique operator in the Italian energy landscape, ready to develop new industrial synergies and invest in innovation, from plant revamping to new photovoltaic generation models.
Looking ahead
The coming year will open with the ambition to fully leverage this integration, bringing together expertise and strategic vision to build an increasingly dynamic Group focused on the future of renewable energy. The path taken in 2025 lays the foundation for even stronger, shared growth, in support of the country’s energy transition.