GME: Gas accounted for 50.1% of Italy’s electricity sales by source in September
Italy’s source-classified sales volume reached 20,854 GWh, including 8,924 GWh from renewables.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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In its September 2026 electricity summary published on 14 October, GME recorded 20,854 GWh in electricity sales by source, 8.4% above the year-earlier figure. Sales from traditional sources totalled 11,544 GWh, or 55.4% of the total.
Natural gas accounted for 10,458 GWh, equal to 50.1% of sales by source, while renewables reached 8,924 GWh, or 42.8%. GME recorded 5,531 GWh from hydro and 1,700 GWh from solar and other sources. These are GME’s market sales volumes by source classification, not a measure of national final electricity consumption.
Data
September electricity sales by energy source
GME reports total sold volume and major source categories.
| Total sales by source | 8.4 |
| Traditional sources | 14.6 |
| Natural gas | 21.7 |
| Renewable sources | 1.6 |
| Hydropower | 25.8 |
| Wind | 2.7 |
| Solar and other sources | -37.5 |
Methodology
Sales volumes and changes from the year-earlier period are transcribed from GME’s September 2026 monthly report; this classification is not final electricity consumption.
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