"I have decided not to shut down the large coal power plants, particularly those located in Brindisi and Civitavecchia", stated Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security. According to the minister, "the decision to dismantle them, effective December 31, 2025, was made at the end of the previous decade. It is evident that in the interim, there has been a conflict in Europe, a highly challenging situation in the Mediterranean, and international circumstances that are evolving on an hourly basis, rather than on a daily basis". "As a result, I have no intention of demolishing the coal-fired power plants on the mainland, but rather to keep them as a reserve for emergencies. I believe that no one today can guarantee us security, and that can be an element that ensures it", he concluded.