Campania is among the Italian regions most exposed to the construction-cost crisis, with 1,052 sites waiting for compensation for increased costs, according to Il Mattino. The affected works were awarded through tenders held before 30 June 2023 and were still active at the end of November 2025.
Of those sites, 783, or 74.4%, are attributed to municipalities, provinces or the regional authority. Acen and Ance Campania gave a closely matching count of about 1,050 active Campania sites lacking effective price adjustment, warning that they could face slowdowns or interruptions.
More than 363 of the sites cited by the construction associations were linked to PNRR projects. The associations said steel, bitumen and copper prices remained substantially above pre-COVID levels, with increases of 30%, 49% and 65% respectively.
For works executed in 2025, Il Mattino reports a national requirement of €1.8 billion against €405 million already allocated, leaving an estimated €1.4 billion gap. The Italian government announced €671 million in the Infrastructure Decree, including €371 million for first-half 2025 compensation and €300 million for railway maintenance.
ACEN reported that compensation payments under the DL Aiuti mechanism were delayed across several application periods, with second-quarter 2024 payments described as blocked for lack of cash. As of March 2025, ACEN reported that approximately €1.2 billion had yet to be distributed and €970 million already allocated had yet to be transferred to implementing bodies.
