Energy-intensive industries in Italy are modifying their output to save electricity as they struggle with rising bills, a senior official at the Ministry of Ecological Transition said on Sunday.
“There are entire industrial sectors, the glass and canning industry, where rationing, in the form of self-rationing, has already begun, albeit quietly,” said Massimiliano Atelli, who heads the ministry’s committee that assesses the environmental impact of new renewable energy.
“But this is not without costs, social costs, because at a time when production slows down we have to think about those who work in these industries,” he said, speaking at a conference.
Italy, which last year obtained nearly 40% of the gas it imported from Russia, recently struck deals with several gas-producing countries to reduce its dependence on Moscow. Half of the gas is used to produce electricity.
These deals allowed Rome to fill up its gas storage quickly, but they were not enough to protect its industries from soaring energy costs.
This has led businessmen and politicians to criticize the Italian government, which, unlike Germany, has so far said there is no need to impose state gas rationing measures.
Source: CNN Brasil
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