“Petrol, government studies mobile excise duty. At least 3 years to replace Russian gas”

This is how the executive is trying to face the energy crisis following the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Price-cap European on natural gas transactions wholesale for reduce the expensive bill And mobile excise duty to mitigate the price increases on petrolfor what concern price front. Diversification of supplies, demand quotas and energy efficiency to reduce the dependence on Russian gas. In the course of a briefing to the Senate, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani takes stock of the energy crisis following the outbreak of the Moscow-Kiev conflict and explains the measures being studied by the government.

The executive is activating measures with short to medium term impact what estimate can lead to reduce the Italian dependence on gas imports by around 20 billion cubic meters per yearemphasized Cingolani, hypothesizing a increase in imports of Algerian gas up to 9 billion cubic meters per year. Over 95% of the natural gas consumed in Italy (76 billion cubic meters) is purchased from abroad and imports from Russia account for almost 40% of consumption.

“In the long term, starting from next winter, it would be necessary to completely replace 30 bcm of Russian gas with other sources. Although this is possible in a minimum horizon of 3 years, through the structural measures described below, for at least the next two winters it would be it is complex to ensure all supplies to the Italian system “, added Cingolani in the Senate.

For the moment, our country, Italy, has no supply problems. “The flow of gas from Russia is the highest ever recorded”, but “the scenarios of possible interruption of gas supplies” from that country “pose problems” in the medium and long term. For this reason it is necessary “ensure the filling of the storage areas in preparation for next winter “ and “deal with the possible absence of supplies from Russia”, explained the owner of the Mite, reassuring that “from the point of view of import infrastructures, Italy has a diversified supply and transport system that is quite resilient compared to other EU Member Statesfueled mainly with gas produced abroad and imported or transported by sea such as Liquefied natural gas (LNG) e unloaded at regasification terminals“.

In addition to the “measures to increase the security of the system”, Cingolani pointed out, the Government “could also intervene with measures to limit demand and accelerate energy efficiency“.” In particular – he exemplified – they are possible flexibility measures on gas consumption (for example interruptibility in the industrial sector, which however can act for short weekly periods in the event of peaks in demand) and on gas consumption in the thermoelectric sector (where there are also measures to reduce the load in a controlled way) and measures to contain consumption in other sectors “.

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