Italy puts 25C limit on air conditioning as energy debate rages

Operation thermostat' initiative aimed at helping country avert shortages and ministers sign gas deal with Angola

Schools and other public buildings in Italy will be forbidden from setting their air conditioning to any setting lower than 25C from next month, under a scheme intended to help the country dodge an energy crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.

The energy rationing initiative, called operation thermostat", comes as Italy on Wednesday penned a deal with Angola to ramp up gas supplies from the southern African country.