shifaaz shamoon okVXy9tG3KY unsplash
arcipelago
The Aegadian Archipelago is composed of the islands of Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo, and it is located off the -western coast of Sicily. The population of the whole archipelago is not distributed equally, Favignana is the larger island (37 km2) with 3,407 inhabitants, Marettimo (12 km2) has 648 inhabitants, while Levanzo (6 km2) is the smallest of the three with 208 inhabitants. Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo are not interconnected with the mainland and neither among themselves, each Island has a local Distribution System Operators that provides electric energy using diesel plants. In the last years, the Municipality of Favignana has strongly pushed several clean energy-oriented projects. At present, the whole archipelago hosts only about 300 kW of photovoltaic power, since the regional regulatory framework forbids the establishment of any wind power plants.