Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in Italy: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 67 supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy through award notices on TED; the 52 of them that state a value (77.6%) add up to €4.53 billion. Italy imported €5.77 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2716, 2844 and 2612; all buyers, not only public ones), down 15.6% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 60 companies have won 179 public supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in Italy, in 96 award notices from 72 public buyers.
  • 98.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Italy; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 39.7% of all awards.
  • 25.5% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Italy — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €274 billion in 2025, 12.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in Italy", https://cresques.com/markets/it/093-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
60
since November 2023
Award notices
96
on TED
Public buyers
72
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€5.8B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Italy: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
179
in 96 award notices
Awarded value
€11B
from 84% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
60
with at least one award
Public buyers
72
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 11Nov–Dec 20232024: 232320242025: 676720252026: 88882026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20231
202423
202567
202688
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €15M€15MNov–Dec 20232024: €603.8M€603.8M20242025: €4.5B€4.5B20252026: €5.5B€5.5B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€15M
2024€603.8M
2025€4.5B
2026€5.5B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 93
  2. Hospitals and health services: 32
  3. Water utilities: 20
  4. Railway operators: 9
  5. Environment and waste: 7
  6. Gas and heat utilities: 5
  7. Airports: 4
  8. Economic affairs: 4
  9. Other5
    Other: 5
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration93
Hospitals and health services32
Water utilities20
Railway operators9
Environment and waste7
Gas and heat utilities5
Airports4
Economic affairs4
Other5
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Lazio90
    ITI4
    Lazio: 90
  2. Lombardia29
    ITC4
    Lombardia: 29
  3. Toscana9
    ITI1
    Toscana: 9
  4. Veneto8
    ITH3
    Veneto: 8
  5. Piemonte6
    ITC1
    Piemonte: 6
  6. Sicilia5
    ITG1
    Sicilia: 5
  7. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen5
    ITH1
    Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 5
  8. Puglia4
    ITF4
    Puglia: 4
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Lazio90
Lombardia29
Toscana9
Veneto8
Piemonte6
Sicilia5
Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen5
Puglia4
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 2.8%, Medium-sized 0.6%, Micro 0.6%, SME (size not stated) 1.1%, Size not stated 95%Large companies: 5 (2.8%)Medium-sized: 1 (0.6%)Micro: 1 (0.6%)SME (size not stated): 2 (1.1%)Size not stated: 170 (95%)95%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies5 · 2.8%
Medium-sized1 · 0.6%
Micro1 · 0.6%
SME (size not stated)2 · 1.1%
Size not stated170 · 95%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Austria2
    Austria: 2
  2. Germany1
    Germany: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Austria2
Germany1
Imports of these goods into Italy, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Italy, all buyers (EUR)2023: €6.8B€6.8B20232024: €5.3B€5.3B20242025: €5.8B€5.8B2025
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Imports of these goods into Italy, all buyers (EUR)
2023€6.8B
2024€5.3B
2025€5.8B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Roma56
    Roma: 56
  2. Latina33
    Latina: 33
  3. Milano13
    Milano: 13
  4. Verona6
    Verona: 6
  5. Ispra (VA)6
    Ispra (VA): 6
  6. Firenze4
    Firenze: 4
  7. Bari3
    Bari: 3
  8. Bolzano3
    Bolzano: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Roma56
Latina33
Milano13
Verona6
Ispra (VA)6
Firenze4
Bari3
Bolzano3

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2716, 2844, 2612 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Italy

98.3%

Awards to companies registered in Italy: 98.3%

3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

39.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 39.7%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

25.5%

Lots with a single bid: 25.5%

Among 149 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Edison Energia S.p.A.17 public contracts in total
  2. AGSM AIM Energia S.p.A.14 public contracts in total
  3. Leonardo Germany GmbH15 public contracts in total
  4. Leonardo S.p.A.10 public contracts in total
  5. Curium Italy srl21 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in Italy?
60 companies won 96 contract award notices for these categories from 72 public buyers in Italy since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Edison Energia S.p.A., AGSM AIM Energia S.p.A., Leonardo Germany GmbH, Leonardo S.p.A., Curium Italy srl.
How big is the electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in Italy?
In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 67 supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy through award notices on TED; the 52 of them that state a value (77.6%) add up to €4.53 billion. Italy imported €5.77 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2716, 2844 and 2612; all buyers, not only public ones), down 15.6% from 2023.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.