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- GENERAL OVERVIEW
- ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY FRAMEWORK
- ENERGY COMPANIES
- ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- ENERGY USE AND PRICE BY SECTOR
- ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
- STATISTICS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- GLOSSARY
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Overview
Italy’s energy and climate policy framework centres on expanding renewable energy, enhancing energy security, and reviving nuclear power through small modular reactors. The government targets a significant increase in renewables by 2030, supported by auctions, incentives, and regulatory reforms. Key institutions oversee energy planning, market regulation, and infrastructure development, while substantial investments are directed towards green transition initiatives, including sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, and hydrogen production. The country also aims to strengthen grid interconnections and storage capacity to integrate growing renewable generation.
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Highlights
- Italy aims to reach a share of 39% of renewables in final consumption in 2030. The country is reviving nuclear, focusing on small modular reactors (SMRs).
- Enel, Eni, A2A, and Edison account for over 1/3 of power generation, while over 1/4 of the electricity retail market is supplied by Enel (2024). Eni still dominates gas supply (2/3 of production and 1/3 of imports in 2024).
- The share of CO2-free sources in the power mix has increased by 21 points since 2010, reaching 44% in 2024, of which 13% is from solar.
- Italy imports 19% of its electricity consumption and around 90% of its oil and gas consumption (2024).
- Final energy consumption has dipped by 1%/year since 2010.
- Energy prices are decreasing since 2023. Since 2021, measures were introduced to cushion soaring prices on consumer bills.
- The country aims to become a European energy hub through new gas pipelines, power interconnexions, and H2 interconnection projects.
Energy & Climate Policy Framework
The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), through Its Department for Energy (DiE), oversees the energy sector. The Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning and Sustainable Development (CIPESS) is in charge of national economic and budgetary decisions regarding the energy sector, among others.
Energy Companies
Gas:
Eni is the largest gas producer, with a production of 2 bcm in Italy in 2024 (about 68% of domestic production). It supplied 63% of total production in 2023, followed by Shell (16%) and Energean (8%), which purchased Edison gas production assets in 2020. Eni aims to raise the share of gas in its hydrocarbon production to over 60% in 2030 and over 90% in 2050.
Energy Supply & Demand
Gas:
Gas production has been declining sharply since 2012 (-9%/year), reaching 2.9 bcm in 2024, i.e., less than 5% of domestic gas consumption. In August 2024, Eni started production at its Argo Cassiopea gas field (10 bcm of estimated reserves), which is expected to reach a peak production of 1.5 bcm/year.
Energy Use and Price by Sector
Energy Prices in Residential:
Italy, which relies on gas for half of its power mix, has been deeply impacted by the surge in gas prices and in European electricity prices since mid-2020.
Issues & Prospects
Gas:
According to the latest forecast by Snam, gas consumption is expected to decrease by 1 to 1.3%/year between 2023 and 2035 and by 1.9 to 2.8%/year between 2035 and 2040.
- Graph 1: Final Intensity to GDP
- Graph 2: Primary Consumption Trends by Energy Source
- Graph 3: Total Consumption Market Share by Energy (2024)
- Graph 4: Installed Electric Capacity by Source
- Graph 5: Installed Electric Capacity by Source (2024)
- Graph 6: Gross Power Production by Source & Consumption
- Graph 7: Power Generation by Source (2024)
- Graph 8: CO2 Intensity of Electricity Generation
- Graph 9: Crude Oil Production & Consumption
- Graph 10: Petroleum Products Production & Consumption
- Graph 11: Gas Production & Consumption
- Graph 12: Coal Production & Consumption
- Graph 13: Emissions of GHG and CO₂ from Fuel Combustion
- Graph 14: CO₂-Emissions per Capita
- Graph 15: CO2 Intensity to GDP
- Graph 16: Final Demand Trends by Energy Source
- Graph 17: Final Consumption by Sector
- Graph 18: Final Consumption Market Share by Sector (2024)
- Graph 19: Share of Electricity in Total Final Energy Consumption
- Graph 20: Final Consumption in Industry by Energy Source
- Graph 21: Energy Prices in Industry (Taxes Included)
- Graph 22: Final Consumption in Transport by Energy Source
- Graph 23: Energy Prices in Transport (Taxes Included)
- Graph 24: Final Consumption in Residential, Services, Agriculture by Energy Source
- Graph 25: Energy Prices in Residential (Taxes Included)
- Graph 26: Upcoming New Capacity by Energy Source
- Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO2 emissions.
- Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
- Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
- Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
The Italy energy market data since 1990 and up to
is included in the Excel file accompanying the Italy country report.
It showcases the historical evolution, allowing users to easily work with the data.
Key Data included in the excelsheet:
- Economic indicators: Annual historical economic indicators, energy security, energy efficiency and CO2 emissions.
- Supply indicators: Annual historical reserves, capacity, production and external trade (imports(+) exports(-) balance).
- Demand indicators: Annual historical consumption per capita, consumption trends, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector) and electricity consumption total and per sector.
- Energy Balance: total and per energy.
- Italy Energy Prices: In addition to the analysis provided on the report we also provided a data set which includes historical details on the Italy energy prices for the follow items: price of premium gasoline (taxes incl.), price of diesel (taxes incl.), price of electricity in industry (taxes incl.), price of electricity for households (taxes incl.), price of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.), prices of natural gas for households (taxes incl.), spot price of Brent and CO2 emissions (from fuel combustion).
The Italy country dashboards are complemented with country forecasts from EnerFuture (excel file) with scenario comparison.
Data included in the excelsheet:
- Demand: Primary energy consumption, final energy consumption, by fuel, by sector.
- Power: Electricity generation & capacities, by technology.
- CO2: Total CO2 emissions.
- Macro-economy: Main macro-economic assumptions.
- Key indicators: Energy intensity, share of renewables, CO2 emissions per capita and per unit of GDP.