Proxigas turns 80: a book celebrating its history and its role in the country

Bridging the past, present and future

“This book is a labour of love for all those who, over the course of these eighty years of history, have lived and breathed our Association. If we are able to celebrate this wonderful milestone today, it is thanks to their foresight, their commitment and their sense of responsibility: this is how our industry came into being.” This is how Proxigas’s General Manager, Marta Bucci, explains the significance of the book. “An industry that has been able to spread energy and hope in a world that needed rebuilding, and which is still capable today of dreaming ‘big’ whilst remaining close to the local communities,” concludes Bucci.

The past, the present, but also the future. “Gas networks now also form the basis for a new phase, in which, alongside methane—decarbonised thanks to new Carbon Capture & Sequestration, renewable gases – currently biomethane, and in the future hydrogen – will gradually become established. These can be transported via existing infrastructure, making the most of the investments made over decades of development,” explains Dell’Orco. In this evolution, one thing remains constant: natural gas continues to be close to people. In homes, in businesses, in cities. An invisible infrastructure that makes daily life possible and supports economic development.”

Today, Proxigas serves as the institutional benchmark for the strategic gas energy sector, bringing together the leading companies operating across the entire supply chain. The Association represents figures of significant importance for the national economy. Specifically, 100% of the companies managing major transport infrastructure; all storage operators and regasification plants; over 90% of the gas imported into our country; and around 60% of distribution networks and over 60% of wholesale and retail markets.