115 Years Since Its Founding, the Group’s Commitment to the Holy Year 2025
Acea announced its initiatives and projects for the Holy Year 2025 in the Sala San Pio X in the Vatican. The event featured speeches from His Excellency Monsignor Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, and Acea’s leadership, including Chairwoman Barbara Marinali and CEO Fabrizio Palermo. They outlined the company’s contributions to the internationally significant event set to begin in a few days.
One of the most notable projects was carried out by Areti, the Group’s subsidiary responsible for public and artistic lighting in the City of Rome. Areti revamped and enhanced the lighting of the statues atop the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square. Thanks to this light architecture project, the 140 travertine sculptures crowning the columns and pillars of the most iconic peristyle in the Christian world are now illuminated by 280 next-generation LED projectors. These projectors are energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. Additionally, the company upgraded the LED lighting for the public spaces of St. Peter’s Square, Via della Conciliazione, and the chandeliers of Bernini’s colonnade.
In preparation for the Jubilee, Acea is also installing 14 new Water Houses, two within Vatican City and 12 in Rome, strategically placed along Jubilee routes and near major Basilicas. These will complement the existing Water Houses and the city’s 2,500 iconic “nasoni” fountains, providing tourists and pilgrims with access to some of the world’s purest and most certified drinking water—Rome’s water.
Acea has also launched the new app “Acquea,” which geolocates over 150,000 water points on a map. The app provides information in three languages (Italian, English, and Spanish) about the quality of the water available.
The company will support the Jubilee of Adolescents from April 25 to April 27, which is expected to draw over 100,000 young people aged 12 to 17 to the capital. Acea will carry out water conservation awareness initiatives as part of an educational program in schools.
Further details on the projects and more in-depth information are available at the following link: https://www.gruppo.acea.it/giubileo.
