MILAN, March 20 (Reuters) - Edison has not

received an official update on how long a pause in gas supplies

from QatarEnergy will last, the chief executive of the Italian

utility said on Friday after the production plant of the Middle

East group was bombed.

"We will do what is needed to guarantee gas supplies to our

customers anyway," Edison's Nicola Monti said.

QatarEnergy had previously notified a halt of gas supplies

to Edison for April due to a Force Majeure event triggered by

the conflict in Iran.