The Hera Group is one of the major multi-utility companies in Italy, operating in 277 municipalities of the provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena, Modena, Padua, Pesaro and Urbino, Ravenna, Rimini and Trieste, in 6 municipalities in the Province of Ancona, in 3 municipalities in the Province of Florence, in 1 municipality of the Province of Venice and in 1 municipality of the Province of Gorizia. Hera provides energy (gas, electricity), water (water systems, sewage and treatment), and waste management (collection and disposal) services to around 4 million citizens. From January 2013 AcegasAps, a multi-utility operating in the provinces of Gorizia, Padua, Trieste and Venice, joined the Hera Group.