TOKYO - Leading European gas distributor Italgas S.p.A. aims to improve the disaster preparedness of its energy network in earthquake-prone Italy through cooperation with a Tokyo-based peer that has expertise in the area, CEO Paolo Gallo said during his recent visit to Japan.

The Italy-based company in May renewed a memorandum of agreement with Tokyo Gas Network Co., which was initially signed in 2023, to enhance cooperation, placing focus on the exchange of know-how to enhance capacity to respond to extreme events, technological innovation and digitalization, among other issues.

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