Europe’s Top Gas Distributor to Invest $14.8 Billion in AI-Backed Networks

Italian gas distributor Italgas plans to invest nearly $15 billion by 2032 as it accelerates the use of AI in increasingly smarter and flexible networks, Europe’s largest natural gas distributor said on Tuesday.

Total planned investments under the company’s Strategic Plan 2026-2032 unveiled today will be 13 billion euros, or $14.8 billion, through 2032.

This would be a 14.6% increase compared to the previous strategic plan.

A total of $9.5 billion (8.3 billion euros) is earmarked for the development, digitization, and repurposing of…