Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica

Supports Italy's energy security and environmental resilience by coordinating policy and funding for clean and stable power transitions.

Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica, known as MASE, is Italy's national environment and energy-security ministry. It was created in 2022 and now sits at the centre of Italy's ecological transition, using grants, incentives, and PNRR-backed investment programmes to move money into renewable energy communities, biomethane, agrivoltaics, district heating, and clean R&D.

The ministry's live calls cover a wide range of beneficiaries, from municipalities and research entities to public and private operators. Current programmes include Comunità Energetiche Rinnovabili, Sviluppo del Biometano, Parco Agrisolare, Mission Innovation 2.0, and efficient district heating, with Mission Innovation 2.0 carrying awards up to €20 million and CER supporting up to 40% of eligible costs plus a 20-year tariff incentive of €0.11 per kWh for shared energy.

MASE sets policy and decree authority, but execution is often delegated to partners such as GSE, CDP, and Invitalia. That division of labour matters: the ministry defines the line, while partner agencies handle intake or administration for energy and climate measures. The result is a funding surface that mixes public policy, industrial transition, and infrastructure deployment rather than a single programme family.