Enel Inexperienced Energy has been granted a geothermal exploration allow for the Monte Termine block overlaying 9 municipalities within the Lazio Area of Italy.
Geothermal developer and operator Enel Inexperienced Energy has been granted a license to conduce geological and geophysical investigations for the geothermal evaluation of the Monte Termine challenge within the Lazio Area in Italy.
The Lazio Area granted the allow to Enel following a proposal submitted in June 2023. Enel proposed conducting the examine in two phases:
- Section 1 – Updating of the conceptual geological geothermal mannequin via an built-in evaluation of the info acquired and the gathering of any additional geological and geophysical data with the intention of bettering information of the subsurface;
- Section 2 – Identification of the perfect websites for exploratory drilling. Any proposed drilling would be the topic of a brand new and separate request, accompanied by the mandatory documentation, to the competent our bodies for the analysis of the works in relation to the recognized areas.
The curiosity within the Monte Termine space stems from its proximity to areas which were equally studied for geothermal exploration up to now. It’s inferred that the examine space reveals related geological and geothermal developments, and so warrants new floor geological and geophysical investigations.
The Monte Termine allow covers an space of about 94.32 sq. km. encompassing the municipalities of Barbarano Romano, Bassano Romano, Capranica, Oriolo Romano, Sutri, and Vejano within the province of Viterbo and within the municipalities of Bracciano, Canale Monterano, and Manziana within the Metropolitan Metropolis of Rome. A part of the investigation space falls inside th perimeter of the Bracciano Martignano Regional Pure Park.
Regardless of the overlap, the Lazio Area granted the request of Enel to waive the requirement for an Environmental Impression Evaluation (EIA) just for Section 1 of the challenge. Section will contain geological and geophysical surveys, carried out by 6-8 individuals touring in gentle autos and alongside present roads. Thus, the Lazio Area concluded that there shall be “no countryside actions foreseen that would intrude with species, habitats, and pure ecosystems.”
Enel Inexperienced Energy had been within the information currently with a declaration of their plans to take a position EUR 3 billion for geothermal growth in Italy. Nonetheless, the funding determination is contingent on the extension of the corporate’s present geothermal concessions in Tuscany past the 1-year interval that had already been granted.
Supply: Lazio Regione
