Sardinia, the government appeals the moratorium on renewables

The government has decided to challenge before the Constitutional Court the 18-month moratorium launched by Sardinia on authorisations for renewable energy plants. The Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies Roberto Calderoli, examined 17 regional laws and thus decided to challenge the Sardinian Regional Law No. 5 of 3 July on "Urgent measures for the protection of the landscape and environmental assets".

The decision, which confirms what had been anticipated by Il Sole 24 Ore, was taken 'because certain provisions on energy from renewable sources, exceeding the statutory competences and conflicting with state and European legislation, violate Articles 3, 41 and 117, first and third paragraphs, of the Constitution; the request to the Constitutional Court to suspend, as a precautionary measure, Article 3 of the challenged regional law was also decided'.

The contestation of the law had been envisaged by the junta led by Alessandra Todde: the aim is to block the plants while waiting to define the map of suitable areas, which in the intentions of the 'Campo Largo' majority will be ready soon, certainly before the appeal process to the Constitutional Court is concluded, and would therefore make the contested rule fall.