On 12 October 2026, the prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, convened an institutional meeting in the Prefettura on the lack of water and electricity in the equipped Roma camp in the ASI industrial zone of Giugliano in Campania.
The meeting brought together representatives including Regione Campania, the Comune di Giugliano, the Città Metropolitana di Napoli, Enel, the Consorzio ASI, the Ente Idrico Campano and law enforcement officers. The focus was the disruption to essential services at the ASI-area camp, not a broader settlement policy.
No safe reconnection for electricity
For electricity, the meeting recorded that reconnection could not proceed in safe conditions. No independent technical report available in the sources clarifies the origin of the electrical problem, and no date for reconnection has been documented.
The power outage has direct consequences for water supply. Without electricity for the pumps, the operations to fill the camp's cisterns are slowed, even when water reaches the area.
Water by tanker, then by night
The Comune di Giugliano reported that it had guaranteed water supply with water tankers in August and September. Since October, improved pressure in the Consorzio ASI network has allowed water to reach the camp during night hours and to fill the cisterns.
That nighttime arrival should not be read as a full restoration of continuous water service. The Comune has committed to monitor the inflow of water to the camp constantly, with particular attention to the evening hours.
Potentially longer-term relief is linked to ongoing work to strengthen the water network as part of activities by the Consorzio ASI and Regione Campania. An earlier Prefettura meeting had already examined the restoration of essential services in the ASI zone, relying on tankers while awaiting interventions on the Consorzio ASI water network.
A crisis since spring
The October meeting followed months of documented water problems. On 4 June, the prefect had carried out an on-site inspection in the ASI-zone camp and ordered the dispatch of Vigili del Fuoco water tankers to address the water shortage.
According to an investigation by Associazione 21 luglio, conditions worsened from 13 May 2026 with the interruption of water and the subsequent disconnection of electricity. The camp is described as housing residents in 18 containers.
The exact current number of residents remains approximate. Fanpage reported about one hundred people at the time of the June inspection, while the Associazione 21 luglio investigation indicated about 120-130 people. The sources do not agree, and no newer consolidated figure is provided in the acquired evidence.
What was agreed and what remains open
What is documented after 12 October is limited and practical: continued monitoring of nighttime water inflow by the Comune, continued reliance on cisterns filled at night, and pending network upgrades by the Consorzio ASI and Regione Campania.
Two issues remain unresolved in the evidence. First, electricity cannot be safely reconnected, which constrains the pumping needed for reliable water storage. Second, nighttime water delivery fills cisterns but does not equal continuous daytime service, especially for a camp of around one hundred or more residents.
Readers following this case should watch for two concrete developments: confirmation that nighttime inflow remains stable through the evening monitoring announced by the Comune, and any technical finding that would allow safe electrical reconnection and normal operation of the pumps.
