The Italian government said on 9 November 2026 that its Council of Ministers approved a decree-law on reducing electricity and gas costs. The government said that from 1 January 2027 further components of the gas transport tariff will be included in compensation for gas-fired power plants. It said the separate additional compensation for thermal power plants applies for no more than 18 months. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the same day that the decree’s mechanism starts when the gas price exceeds 58.9 euros per megawatt hour.
Sources: Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy – Communiqué of the Council of Ministers no. 197 (in Italian; content translated from Italian) – governo.it, website of the Italian government – 9 November 2026; Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy – “Decreto Bollette, dichiarazione del Presidente Meloni” (in Italian; content translated from Italian) – governo.it, website of the Italian government – 9 November 2026
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