Business · Energy & Commodities · 10 hrs ago
South Tyrol industry seeks tax relief as energy costs rise
Businesses in South Tyrol say rising energy costs are hurting their competitiveness in Italy and abroad.
Gas prices have climbed above €100 per megawatt-hour, three times their level a year earlier, amid geopolitical instability.
Confindustria Alto Adige wants tax relief and simpler rules to ease the burden on companies.
Its president also says governments should use extra revenue from high energy prices to support businesses and speed up investment in decarbonisation.
The group is also calling for more renewable energy, including in South Tyrol, to reduce reliance on gas.
Euregio Plus is investing €3 million in energy.dis, a company based in Bressanone that develops and builds solar and wind projects.
The minibond is intended to support the company’s growth and its move into capital markets.
Confindustria Alto Adige is calling for tax relief and more renewable energy as rising energy costs weaken businesses’ competitiveness.
Gas prices have risen above €100 per megawatt-hour in recent days, three times their level a year earlier.
The group’s president, Alexander Rieper, says the government should use extra revenue from high energy prices to ease costs for businesses and speed up decarbonisation.
Euregio Plus is investing in renewable energy company energy.dis through a €3 million minibond.
- Who
- Confindustria Alto Adige, representing local businesses, is seeking relief. Euregio Plus is investing in energy.dis.
- What
- Confindustria Alto Adige is calling for tax relief and support for renewable energy amid rising energy costs.
- When
- Gas prices rose above €100 per megawatt-hour in the days before the article was published on October 31, 2026.
- Where
- South Tyrol, Italy.
- Why
- Rising energy costs are eroding businesses’ competitiveness, particularly because Italy’s energy prices depend heavily on gas prices.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Gas prices rose above €100 per megawatt-hour, three times their level a year earlier.
Confindustria Alto Adige called for tax relief and renewable energy investment as energy costs put pressure on businesses.
Euregio Plus’s €3 million minibond investment was reported as supporting the growth of energy.dis.
- Gas price
- Above €100 per megawatt-hour
- Year-on-year gas price
- Three times higher
- Minibond
- €3 million
- Investor
- Euregio Plus
- Company receiving support
- energy.dis, based in Bressanone
- Published
- October 31, 2026
What people are saying
Energy costs are eroding our companies’ ability to compete in international markets.
The most effective and quickest way is to introduce tax relief and implement bureaucratic simplifications.
Rising gas and oil prices must be an incentive to support the development of renewables with even greater conviction, including in South Tyrol.