Serving Bologna and its province since 1975
The water and heating in your home, measured accurately.
We read the meters, measure the water and heating used, and work out each home's share, for more than 7,000 buildings. Clear figures, for 50 years.
How we can help
Tell us who you are, and we will take you to the right place
Two routes: one for the people who live in a building, one for the people who manage it.
I live in a building
Send us a meter reading. Ask for a change of account holder, or update how many people live in your home. Check the rates and how to pay your bill.
- Meter readings you send us
- Change of account holder and new accounts
- Rates, bills and payments
I manage buildings
Meter readings and cost allocation, checks on the bills, help with unpaid accounts. And a portal of your own, where your buildings' data is always available. These pages are in Italian only.
- Water and heating cost allocation
- Manager portal
- The 2027 legal requirement
Our services
Every drop and every degree, under control
From reading a single meter to allocating the costs of a whole building, and installing systems that meet the rules.
Water
Meter readings and cost allocation for water, including per-person charging.
Find out moreHeating
Metering and cost allocation for heating, with heat cost allocators and heat meters.
Find out moreSmart metering
Electronic meters with remote or walk-by reading, without disturbing you.
Find out moreInstalling systems
Installing and upgrading systems, compliant in time for 2027.
Find out moreCompliant metering by 1 January 2027
Heat metering systems have to meet the new legal requirements: devices that can be read remotely, and cost allocation that follows the rules. There are 134 days until the deadline: now is the right time to plan the work.
Why L.I.R.A.
A Bologna company, for Bologna
L.I.R.A. S.p.A. is a Bologna company, in business since 1975, specialised in reading and metering water and heating use, in allocating those costs, and in installing systems with electronic meters, heat meters and heat cost allocators (the devices on the radiators).
50 years of experience
At work since 1975: we know the systems in this area, building by building. And we know what residents and building managers need.
Genuinely close by
Our office is in central Bologna and our technicians cover 38 municipalities. When you need us, we are there, in person.
Technology that counts
Electronic meters, heat cost allocators and remote reading: accurate figures and clear cost allocation, with no appointments at home.
Do it yourself
The things people ask for most, right away
Meter reading
Send us the reading from your meter in a few minutes.
Send your readingForms
Change of account holder, direct debit, refunds: every form in one place. The forms themselves are in Italian.
Download the formsFrequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions about readings, bills and systems.
Read the FAQsContact us
051 226693 · info@lirabo.com — or come and see us.
Call or writeLooking for the portals you log into, or the LIRA — Area Clienti app? Go to the accounts page