Savona/Vado Ligure. “We hope that the work of the Environmental Impact Assessment commission conclude by the summer and have the authorization for the construction of the plant will be obtained in October“. Elio Ruggeri, CEO of Fsru Italia, said this regarding the process for the transfer of the Golar Tundra from Piombino off the coast of Savona and Vado Ligure, on the sidelines of the visit to the Livorno regasification terminal moored in the port of Genoa, to naval repairs for maintenance work.
“We filed the additions a few weeks ago – recalls Ruggeri – a substantial information package that responds to all the observations received from the competent bodies. There is still time for a few days to submit further comments and requests, then the Via will express its opinion on environmental compatibility”.
“We are waiting for the environmental impact assessment of the environment – Giovanni Toti comments the president of the Liguria Region and extraordinary commissioner of the regasification terminal -. These energy infrastructures make the country safe, something very concrete that protects families and businesses from the reckless increase in prices following the war issues in Ukraine and instability in the world. I believe it is important that the country, Europe’s second largest manufacturing power, equips itself with these systems and has sufficient energy and an acceptable energy cost to maintain this role, as well as protecting families from those who believe that hot water and electricity it is something that is produced by divine will and not by planning activity”.
On the timing of the environmental impact assessment, Toti adds: “It is the responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment, many bodies will express their opinion including Ispra, ISS, port authorities, firefighters. I hope that the commission will take the necessary time and that a pronouncement comes out that dispels all those malicious voices that poison a debate that has no point in existing. I hope that the same people, especially representatives of the institutions that must trust the republican institutions, once they have read the opinions, if they are positive, will take note of them with the loyal collaboration, honor and respect that Italian laws attribute to public officials” .
“For Liguria it is important that this ship is here – added the governor at the end of the visit on board – First of all, it is work for Genoa, a sign of the excellent relationship built over time and which also extends to non-core activities of the country’s energy supply. Our ship repairs have a major ship in the pipeline. Secondly, the ship has been active for over ten years in the Tuscan archipelago, one of the most protected areas of our marine ecosystem, and is operational without ever having produced any type of disservice, much less damage or even Of fear. It is a ship in external features that is very different from the one that is possible to arrive in Liguria: I say possible because we are awaiting the outcome of the road from the Ministry of the Environment, on which the timing depends, and it would be unfair to express ourselves before technical and experts have had their say. Many bodies will express their opinion, from Ispra, the highest authority in the sector, to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Port Authorities and Fire Brigades and many others”.
“I note – continues the president of the Liguria Region – that this ship has produced over 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas, just under what the Golar Tundra should produce. I also underline that this type of energy infrastructure provides security in the country: it is not an abstract concept but a very concrete one, to protect families and businesses from that reckless increase in prices resulting from the war conflict in Ukraine and general international instability, with consequences that families have paid dearly in the past months and which we still see today in the aftermath of inflation. Our country, the second manufacturing power in Europe, must equip itself with new infrastructures to have energy self-sufficiency at an acceptable cost to maintain this role, as well as protecting families from those who believe that hot water, electricity and gas are something produced for divine will and not for planning activities”.
“In 2023 alone, the OLT terminal regasified over 3.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, making an important contribution to the security and diversification of the country’s energy supplies – stated Elio Ruggeri, President of OLT and CEO of Snam FSRU -. The terminal has been active for over 10 years and was the first FSRU to operate in the world, working safely and ensuring full environmental compatibility of its activities. We are pleased to have chosen Genoa for the first part of the terminal maintenance activities, confirming the high level of professionalism that the Ligurian territory offers for operations of this kind”.
In addition to the CEO of Snam Stefano Venier and Massimo Derchi, Chief Operations Officer of Snam, also present were the regional councilor for the Environment and Infrastructure and the coordinator of the Government commissioner structure headed by the Liguria Region Nicola Giancarlo Poggi .
