Terna put monthly demand at 27.8 TWh, the highest September level since 2014; renewables supplied 39.4% of demand.
Terna reported on 21 October that Italian electricity demand reached 27.8 terawatt-hours in September 2026, up 6.5% from a year earlier. It described this as the highest September demand since 2014 and linked part of the increase to temperatures about 2°C higher.
Renewable sources generated 10.9 TWh, equivalent to 39.4% of demand. For January–September, demand was 5.2% higher year on year, while renewable generation increased 1.1%.
The European Commission decision concerns capacity-allocation rules at two entry points and took effect on 5 August 2026.
Start-up procedures are under way; the project is designed to recover associated gas previously flared and supply the domestic market.
The Western Desert development is designed to process up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day; start-up activity does not mean full production.
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