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Italy’s energy regulator ARERA approved a proposed update to Snam Rete Gas’s network code in decision 375/2026/R/gas, dated 20 October. The regulator’s decision page says the change is intended to simplify procedures for allocating gas transport capacity.

The decision records regulatory approval for the simplification proposal; the source does not quantify expected savings, additional capacity or effects on consumer prices. It also does not set out implementation details in its short public description, so further evidence would be needed before treating the decision as an operational improvement already delivered.