Wedoany.com Report-Jan 02,RWE has commissioned its 54MW San Severo onshore wind farm in the Foggia province of the Apulia region in Italy.

Bringing the 12-turbine array online means the German utility now operates 16 wind farms in the country with a total installed capacity of 527MW.

San Severo includes a community investment of €200,000 after RWE offered Italian residents the opportunity to invest between €250 and €5,000 with a term of 24 months and a guaranteed return of up to 9% per annum.

RWE Renewables Europe & Australia CEO Katja Wünschel said: “The commissioning of San Severo crowns a successful year with a number of new renewables projects in our core Italian market.

“With Mondonuovo, we have started the construction of another large wind farm. Bosco is our first Italian solar farm under construction and we have just taken the investment decision for Morcone and Acquafredda, our first commercial agri-PV plans to be built next spring.

“We look forward to the next milestones in our journey to help Italy achieve net zero by 2040.”