Company profile

Snam is Europe’s leading gas utility. Founded in 1941 as “Società Nazionale Metanodotti”, it has been building and managing sustainable and technologically advanced infrastructure guaranteeing energy security for over 75 years. Snam operates in Italy and, through subsidiaries, Austria (TAG and GCA), France (Teréga*) and the United Kingdom (Interconnector UK). It is one of the main shareholders of TAP (Trans Adriatic Pipeline) and is the company most involved in projects for the creation of the Energy Union.

First in Europe by transport network size (over 32,500 km in Italy, about 40,000 with international subsidiaries) and natural gas storage capacity (16.7 billion cubic meters in Italy, about 20 billion with international subsidiaries), Snam manages the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant built in Italy and it is a shareholder of the country’s main terminal.

Snam’s business model is based on sustainable growth, transparency, promotion of talents, and development of local areas by dialoguing with communities. It fosters sustainable mobility, expands its business into energy efficiency, and invests in biomethane and innovative technologies to increase the use of renewable gas as a key resource for the green economy.