{
  "id": 6776259,
  "title": "Proxigas: \"Gas is strategic for Italian energy security. Regulation supports the evolution of the sector to guarantee efficiency and decarbonisation\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/proxigas-il-gas-e-strategico-per-la-sicurezza-energetica-italiana",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-11T16:08:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Il Sole 24 Ore",
    "slug": "il-sole-24-ore",
    "url": "https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/proxigas-il-gas-e-strategico-la-sicurezza-energetica-italiana-regolazione-supporti-l-evoluzione-settore-garantire-efficienza-e-decarbonizzazione-AJ3U0mAB"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "Italy's natural gas demand grew by 2.1% in 2025 and 1% in the first seven months of 2026, after a contraction during the 2022-23 energy crisis. The gas continues to play a crucial role in thermoelectric generation, industry, and residential sectors, with Proxigas president Pier Lorenzo Dell'Orco highlighting its importance in a presentation to Italy's energy regulator, Arera. The sector's evolution towards more sustainable energy sources, such as biometano, hydrogen, and low-CO2 gas, is key to a fair energy transition. Proxigas has outlined priorities, including securing and diversifying supplies, promoting efficient wholesale markets, and developing a regulatory framework to enable decarbonization.",
  "summary": "Rome, 11 September 2026 – Natural gas represents and will continue to represent a strategic component in the Italian energy system and in the country's productive economic fabric. Integration, through infrastructure...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}