The renewable developers Galileo Energy and Hope Group have received an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) permit from the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security for the development of a 1.1 GW floating offshore wind project to be built in the Adriatic Sea, between the cities of Bari and Barletta, in the Apulia region of southern Italy. Once completed, the 1,110 MW, Barium Bay floating wind project is expected to generate over 3 TWh/year of electricity, covering the needs of over one million Italian households.
The EIA permit follows an approval previously given by Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Culture. It will allow Barium Bay to participate in the auction procedure outlined in the FER2 Decree, which allocates a long-term Contract for Difference (CfD) to 3.8 GW of offshore wind energy.
As of end-2024, Italy had 12.8 GW of installed wind capacity (about 9% of Italy’s total capacity), however, the country did not yet have operational offshore wind capacity.
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