Legislative decree n. 164 establishing common rules for the internal market in natural gas

This decree transcribes the EU directives to regulate the gas market in Italy. It also includes regulations over storage activities, of which the overall volume relating to strategic storage is established annually by the Ministry of Economic Development, with minimum volume equivalent to at least 30 consecutive days throughout the entire seasonal peak period. There is a concept of modulation vis-a-vis strategic storage where the former is to address daily, seasonal and peak consumption patterns

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