(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 15 - Italian electricity bills will rise 131% in the first quarter of the year while gas bills will go up 94%, power regulator ARERA said Tuesday.
It said a 500% hike in gross gas prices and a 400% rise in gross electricity costs last year had a significant impact on domestic prices.
The government has been trying to keep power prices down and is set to take further action. (ANSA).