"Enough with immature and expensive technologies like offshore wind." Giorgia Meloni's words hit the nail on the head, despite the partisan differences.
Reactions. Pietro Pittalis, regional secretary of Forza Italia and vice president of the Chamber of Deputies' Justice Committee, recalls: "Regarding Sardinia, there's a long history of work underway, calling for attention to ensuring that our region's development must encompass initiatives other than wind power. We're a tourism island, and this assault, both on land and at sea, is unjustified." The Democratic Party (PD) weighs in from Cagliari, with Antonio Solinas, president of the Fifth Energy Committee: "We note with satisfaction that the government has changed its mind on offshore wind," he says. "Following the rejection of the Sardinian laws by the Constitutional Court, the Regional Council is preparing an appeal to challenge the national law on suitable areas. At the same time, the Fourth and Fifth Committees are examining Pratobello24, and the government is working on a bill to provide Sardinia with a regulatory shield against speculation." We'll have to see if we can reach the Council with a unified proposal: a joint effort is certainly needed to fix the situation."
FdI. Salvatore Deidda, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies' Transportation Committee, reinforces the prime minister's sentiments: "The time for wild speculation, disguised as a false ecological transition, is over. It's a position I've always supported, and it now finds its fullest confirmation in the line outlined by Giorgia Meloni," Deidda argues. "Faced with the government's firm action, we witness the opposition's hypocrisy. In Parliament, the Five Star Movement and the Italian Social Republic (Avs) accuse the government of 'blocking renewables,' hence the prime minister's response, while in the local communities, like Sardinia, they champion the 'no' to everything. They need to come to an agreement: either you side with those who want to stop the Wild West or you're complicit with the speculators."
The accusations. Giuseppe Frau (Uniti per Todde) is more harsh, speaking from the majority seats in the Regional Council: "Giorgia Meloni, after four years, is talking to us about coastal defense. This change of direction is surprising, given that her government has authorized installations, both onshore and off, without adequate environmental assessments," Frau argues. "The rejection of offshore power must not become a pretext to increase pressure on the region." The Sardinian Five Star Movement, also critical, is resolute: "The variability of renewables can be managed with storage, pumping, and smart grids," says Gianluca Mandas (M5S). "Meloni should know this, just as she should know that the problem with Italian bills is that the price of electricity is still heavily tied to gas. Meloni should have already addressed the mechanism that keeps the single regional price exposed to gas. She hasn't."
