Italian business lobby in talks over potential gas rationing
Italy's main business lobby group Confindustria is in talks with the government about potential gas rationing, the head of the organisation said on Monday.
The measures would be required to reduce risks linked to a total halt to Russian gas flows in the coming winter season, Confindustria's Carlo Bonomi told a news conference in Rome.
"We are trying to analyse how best to intervene in the event of rationing. We are working to make sure that nothing takes us by surprise," he added.
Italy, which has been reducing its reliance on Russian gas imports and building up storage levels, last week set out plans to lower consumption over the winter by turning down heating for public and private residential buildings. Read More...