Rome, Sept. 23 (LaPresse) – “With the Senate’s approval of nuclear power, the Meloni government is betting on extremely costly power plants that will provide no answer to today’s high energy bills. After four and a half years in government, with Italy having some of the highest energy costs in Europe, Meloni is pulling SMRs out of a hat, a technology that currently has no commercial application anywhere in the world. It is a distraction to cover up the inability of a government that has slowed down renewables and favored large energy companies and their profits. I ask Meloni and Pichetto Fratin to say how much this plan will cost and who will finance it. They are talking about a technology that may perhaps be available in twenty or twenty-five years, while the problem of energy bills exists today. What is the answer for families and businesses that cannot afford the cost of energy? For the Flamanville reactor alone, the French Court of Auditors estimated a total cost of 23.7 billion euros, including financial costs. When the state intervenes, citizens still pay. Large energy companies have made around 80 billion euros in profits. We are calling for investment in renewables, grids and storage to lower prices and reduce dependence on gas. Italians are already paying for Meloni’s energy failure.” This was stated in a note by Angelo Bonelli, an MP from Avs and co-spokesperson for Europa Verde.
Nuclear power, Bonelli: “Economic madness, Meloni is making Italians pay for the government’s failure”
Rome, Sept. 23 (LaPresse) – “With the Senate’s approval of nuclear power, the Meloni government is betting on extremely costly power plants that will provide no answer to today’s high energy bills. After four and a half years in government, with Italy having some of the highest energy costs in Europe, Meloni is pulling SMRs out of a hat, a technology that currently has no commercial application anywhere in the world. It is a distraction to cover up the inability of a government that has slowed down renewables and favored large energy companies and their profits. I ask Meloni and Pichetto Fratin to say how much this plan will cost and who will finance it. They are talking about a technology that may perhaps be available in twenty or twenty-five years, while the problem of energy bills exists today. What is the answer for families and businesses that cannot afford the cost of energy? For the Flamanville reactor alone, the French Court of Auditors estimated a total cost of 23.7 billion euros, including financial costs. When the state intervenes, citizens still pay. Large energy companies have made around 80 billion euros in profits. We are calling for investment in renewables, grids and storage to lower prices and reduce dependence on gas. Italians are already paying for Meloni’s energy failure.” This was stated in a note by Angelo Bonelli, an MP from Avs and co-spokesperson for Europa Verde.