COUNTRY: ITALY
ISLAND: SICILY, SALINA
PROJECT PROMOTERS: ASSOCIAZIONE DI COMUNITA' ENERGETICA DI FONDO SACCA', FONDAZIONE DI COMUNITA' DI MESSINA, FONDAZIONE HORCYNUS ORCA
SECTOR: ENERGY COMMUNITY
PROJECT VALUE: 1,866,000 €
WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT?
- The project aims to finalize the energy community model implemented by the newly formed Energy Community (EC) of Fondo Saccà located in the Municipality of Messina (Sicily), and replicate it in 3 other Sicilian territories: the Municipalities of Mirabella Imbaccari, Casalvecchio Siculo and on the small island of Salina (Aeolian archipelago).
- The project envisages to finalize and implement a working model for solidarity-based energy communities, able to mutualise energy between members according to social algorithms, connecting energy efficient buildings.
HOW WILL THE EU ISLANDS FACILICY NESOI SUPPORT THE PROJECT?
- Review or completion of energy audits and technical dimensioning of the project
- Analysis of the legal framework and assessment of existing procedural PPP options
- Definition of technical, investment, financing, revenue stream and management costs
- Definition of the targeted tendering procedure and guidelines for the PPP contracts
- Action plan and identification of project / process monitoring procedures
- Data collection and market analysis
- Economic and Financial planning and economic-financial feasibility assessment
- Business Plan and preliminary Information Memorandum
- Identification of potential financing options
- Market testing with potential investors
NESOI CONTACT
Alessandra Montanelli, SINLOC, alessandra.montanelli@sinloc.com
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