by InTrieste
The Friuli Venezia Giulia regional government is working on a system that would allow residents to receive subsidized fuel prices at automatic pumps even when service stations are closed, Regional Energy Councilor Fabio Scoccimarro said Monday.
Speaking before the Regional Council’s Fourth Committee, Scoccimarro said the regional government and Insiel, the public company responsible for the region’s information technology infrastructure, were developing the technical framework needed to connect fuel distributors’ payment systems with the regional fuel discount platform.
Insiel has completed the technical standards for the integration, while regional offices have finished reviewing data privacy requirements, Scoccimarro said. The government is now preparing technical guidelines for fuel station operators. Once approved by the regional executive, the guidelines will be followed by a call for expressions of interest from operators wishing to participate in a pilot program.
Interested operators will be able to apply through the Agile FVG digital platform. Insiel will then conduct technical inspections at participating stations to connect their payment systems to the regional platform.
If the pilot is successful, the system will move into its operational phase and become available to all operators wishing to join, Scoccimarro said.
The initiative is part of the region’s broader fuel subsidy program, which the regional government says receives approximately 65 million euros in annual funding. Scoccimarro also reported that the digital system currently has about 450,000 active cards, with activation taking no more than two days.
The proposed expansion is intended to make discounted fuel more accessible outside regular station opening hours and reduce the need for residents to seek cheaper fuel elsewhere during those periods, the councilor said.
