Enilive customers in agriculture and fishing receive a 20% discount net of VAT on diesel and petrol from 2 October until at least 31 October 2026.
Tamoil, Q8, and SOCAR's IP network joined Eni in capping petrol at €1.99 per litre and diesel at €2.19, covering over half of Italy's 21,000 stations.
Ministry data on 2 October 2026 recorded average road prices of €2.064 per litre for petrol and €2.261 for diesel, with motorway prices at €2.085 and €2.293.
Italian energy company Eni introduced a 20% price reduction on Friday, 2 October 2026, for diesel and petrol used in agricultural and fishing operations. The discount applies net of VAT to current Enilive customers through 31 October 2026, with the possibility of an extension to the end of the year depending on fuel availability and market conditions. Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida welcomed the reduction for primary food producers facing elevated operating costs.
“The price reduction allows agricultural and fishing businesses to obtain a discount of approximately 20% on current rates.”
The initiative forms part of the Eni per l'Italia program, which the company established following government appeals to mitigate price increases linked to energy market disruption from the Iran conflict.
The targeted sectoral discount follows retail fuel price caps established earlier in the week. On 28 September, Eni limited fuel prices at participating Enilive stations for 30 days, placing a ceiling of €1.99 per litre on unleaded petrol and €2.19 per litre on diesel. Other fuel distributors operating in Italy adopted similar mitigation measures, including Kuwait Petroleum's Q8, Azerbaijan's SOCAR through its IP brand, and Oilinvest subsidiary Tamoil. Tamoil joined the scheme following talks between Italian government officials and Libyan authorities.
Speaking at a Confindustria event in Ancona, Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso addressed the rapid adoption rate across the Italian network.
“In a few days almost 10,000 gas stations applied the price cap, selling petrol under two euros, and the same applies to the discount for diesel.”
According to consumer association Codacons, the addition of more than 1,450 Tamoil stations expanded the number of participating capped facilities to approximately 11,500 out of more than 21,000 retail stations across the country.
Data released on 2 October 2026 by the price observatory at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy showed national self-service prices declining. Along the national road network, average pump prices stood at €2.064 per litre for petrol and €2.261 per litre for diesel. On motorways, self-service fuel averaged €2.085 per litre for petrol and €2.293 per litre for diesel.
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The fuel measures operate alongside residential utility discounts introduced on 29 September by Eni subsidiary Plenitude. That initiative offers a 30% reduction on electricity and natural gas bills starting in October for customers who enrol by 24 October 2026.
Following the implementation of the price ceilings, the Guardia di Finanza and Italy's Antitrust Authority initiated nationwide inspections at standard and motorway fuel pumps. Officers are checking roadside price displays, daily price notifications submitted to the ministry, and pump dispensing tolerances. FederPetroli president Michele Marsiglia stated that the federation received multiple reports regarding non-compliant verification procedures and suspected non-conforming fuel batches.
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Eni launched a 20% fuel discount for Italian agricultural and fishing businesses on 2 October 2026, widening price-cap measures that now cover over 11,000 petrol stations nationwide.
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