In an interview with Reuters, Monti said Edison was not interested in splitting the storage assets and sell them to different buyers, after media reports that Snam and Ascopiave could each buy a portion of Edison's storage business.

Asked about the possibility of regional utility ACEA putting on sale its client portfolio, Monti said Edison would look at opportunities to acquire new gas and power customers in Italy.

(Reporting by Francesca Landini and Giancarlo Navach, editing by Giulia Segreti)