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The Italian Utilities Industry

Success Stories and Future Perspectives

  • Includes contributions by leading Italian utility professionals
  • Presents various examples of cutting-edge solutions for sustainability and energy transition
  • Describes the Italian utility sector, from governance to sustainability

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. 2000–2020 A Revolution in the Italian Utilities Industry: What’s Next?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Journey Towards the Energy Transition

      • Pierfederico Pelotti
      Pages 37-54
  3. Energy Transition, Business Transformation, and the Role of International Players

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
    2. From National Champion to Global Player

      • Francesco Starace
      Pages 71-83
  4. Utilities and Territories: Aggregation Processes, Circular Economy and Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
    2. Hera Group: The Path Towards Shared Value and Circularity

      • Stefano Venier, Stefano Verde
      Pages 139-154
    3. Iren: Growth Through Successful Acquisitions

      • Massimiliano Bianco
      Pages 155-168
    4. Egea: The National Multi-Utility, Alba-Based

      • PierPaolo Carini, Rosario Bisbiglia
      Pages 183-195
  5. Network Operators: A Changing Role and Challenges for the Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
    2. Snam: Healing the Climate with Hydrogen

      • Marco AlverĂ 
      Pages 227-241

About this book

This book addresses the fundamental changes that the Italian public utilities sector has undergone in the last two decades. Since the late 1990s, liberalisation and privatisation have replaced state-owned monopolies at both the national and local level, new technologies have created a broad range of new opportunities for power generation and distribution, and a redesigned public policy agenda has brought to the fore a whole set of new priorities. In this fast-changing environment, firms have redrawn their strategies, redesigned their business architectures and models, invested in infrastructure and R&D, taken advantage of growth opportunities at home and abroad, opened up their ownership structure, revised their offerings, and developed a new approach to customers. As a result, a radically altered market structure has emerged. As the sector tackles the overriding challenge of sustainability and energy transition, the book takes stock of such past and ongoing developments throughthe direct testimonies of various stakeholders: the companies in the energy, water, and waste management sectors that are at the forefront of this sweeping transformation; regulators; financial partners; and management consulting firms. The diversity of perspectives and wealth of information presented make this book a valuable resource for anyone wanting to grasp the direction, intensity and causes of change, as well as the nature of the challenges that lie ahead.

This work has been prepared as part of the research activities of the Observatory on Alliances and Strategies in the Pan-European Utility Market, one of Agici’s Research and Advisory units.

Editors and Affiliations

  • AGICI Finanza d’Impresa, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Gilardoni

About the editor

Andrea Gilardoni is a tenured professor of General Management at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. His research focuses on environmental management, water governance, public utilities, energy policy and cost-benefit analysis. He also founded the quarterly journal Management delle Utilities e delle Infrastrutture, and is president of Agici Finanza d’Impresa, a company devoted to utility, infrastructure and energy, and offering research and advisory services.

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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