Households and businesses in Italy will be paying more for electricity and gas from Friday with another steep price rise at the start of the third quarter, despite government measures to limit the increase.
Household electricity bills will rise by 29.8% for the typical family and gas bills will go up by 14.4%, Italyâs energy regulatory authority Arera confirmed in a press release on Tuesday evening.
The new national tariffs come in from Friday, at the start of the fourth quarter of 2021 (October-December).
The increase comes amid surging energy costs across Europe, and beyond.
