Electrifying Europe: Industry and Grid Operators discuss the Skilled Workforce Gap
Brussels, 16 May 2025 – Yesterday’s joint public webinar, “Electrifying Europe: Perspectives from the Industry and Grid Operators on Skilled Workforce as a Supply Chain Bottleneck,” brought together high-level voices from across Europe’s energy ecosystem to address one of the most pressing challenges in the energy transition: the growing shortage of skilled workers. Jointly hosted […]
DSO Entity and ENTSO-E launch a Technopedia Platform for stakeholders’ applications, in line with Commission’s Grid Action Plan
DSO Entity and ENTSO-E unveil today the DSO/TSO Technopedia platform, a new initiative stemming from the European Commission’s Action Plan for EU Grids released on 28 November 2023. This plan outlined a series of measures to accelerate the development of electricity infrastructure, assigning DSO Entity and ENTSO-E with the role of advancing smart grid adoption, […]
DSO Entity and ENTSO-E submit joint Methodology on Flexibility Needs Assessment
On 16 April 2025, DSO Entity and ENTSO-E jointly submitted to ACER the proposal for the FNA Methodology that defines the type and format of data and the methodology for the analysis by transmission system operators and distribution system operators of flexibility needs at national level. The FNA Methodology enables Member States to establish non-fossil […]
“No grids, no glory: why investing in grids is pivotal for a thriving EU economy”: DSO Entity discussed the relevance of grids for an affordable and resilient energy system with key stakeholders
On 9 April, DSO Entity hosted its Breakfast Event “No grids, no glory: why investing in grids is pivotal for a thriving EU economy”. High-level panellists, among whom DSO Entity President, Mr. Vincenzo Ranieri, Member of the EU Parliament, Ms. Anna Stürgkh (Renew, Austria), and Head of Unit of DG ENER C.4, Mr. Joachim Balke […]
Report TSO-DSO Challenges & Opportunities for Digital Electricity System
As the electricity sector undergoes rapid transformation, collaboration between system operators has never been more critical. DSO Entity and ENTSO-E published today the report “TSO-DSO Challenges & Opportunities for the Digital EU Electricity System“, produced by their Joint Task Force (JTF) that marks a significant milestone in addressing the evolving landscape of grid management and energy transition. […]
Horizon Europe DSO4DT: Boosting DSOs and Digital Twin Activities. DSO Entity kick-off webinar takeaways
On 20 February, DSO Entity hosted an introductory webinar to mark the launch of its Horizon Europe project, “DSO4DT: Boosting DSOs and Digital Twin Activities.” Funded by the European Commission The session provided a comprehensive overview of this pioneering initiative, outlining its objectives, key milestones, and work plan for the next three years. The webinar […]
The use of a long-term approach to investment to ensure efficiency: Paper anticipatory investments
On 24 February, DSO Entity’s Task Force in Investment Funding and Finance (TF FIN) released its paper “Anticipatory Investments: an initial regulatory discussion”. This paper explores the crucial role an approach to planning based on anticipatory investments could have in achieving the European Union’s ambitious net-zero goals. Considering the urgent need to accelerate the energy […]
DSO Entity launched its Technical Vision
DSO Entity presented before the holiday break its Technical Vision, with which it aims to establish unified framework and common language among DSOs, to guide a new system-of-systems to emerge that not only serves customers with a reliable, affordable and sustainable system but also strengthens the competitiveness for European industry. As the EU Green Deal […]
DSO Entity publishes its Guidance on the EU permitting-related provisions on grid and renewable energy projects
On 9 January, DSO Entity published its Permitting Paper providing guidance on EU permitting-related provisions on grid and renewable energy projects. As part of the Fitfor55 package and the RePowerEU, new provisions were introduced to simplify and accelerate permitting procedures in the EU in order to speed up the deployment of renewables in Europe. Yet, […]
Implementation of Action 7 in the EU Action Plan for Grids
DSO Entity and ENTSO-E are pleased to report on their joint efforts to develop a strategy for promoting technology uptake for smart grids and network efficiency via new tool “DSO/TSO Technopedia” to be launched in 2025. In its Action Plan for EU grids released in November 2023, the EU Commission has identified a series of […]