Italy should reconsider its ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants as it seeks greater energy security and economic stability, the head of the International Energy Agency said in an interview.
Italy has no operating commercial nuclear reactors and relies heavily on energy imports, including electricity generated by nuclear power in neighbouring countries such as France.
Nuclear plants are prohibited following referendums in 1987 and 2011, but the government has been drafting rules to lift the ban through the use of new nuclear power technologies.
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