Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved the Ddl Concorrenza on Thursday, July 23, launching a government-led plan to modernize and shrink Italy’s dense network of fuel stations.
- The package creates a €120 million fund for 2028–2030 financed by CO2 auction revenues that will pay up to €60,000 per converting site covering 50% of eligible costs and reduced support of €30,000 in internal areas.
- Operators who choose not to continue at a converted site can receive an exit indemnity of up to €20,000 under the bill’s compensation rules.
- From January 1, 2028, new authorizations will require at least one non-fossil energy vector such as electricity or hydrogen, and the law introduces four-year minimum 'affidamento' contracts, baseline guarantees for managers and a three-expert panel for disputes.
- Several politically sensitive measures were dropped from the approved text and may be reintroduced in Parliament while the bill also gives the government a delegation to reform Rc auto, which could change insurance premiums, direct compensation and anti-fraud rules.