DSO Entity and ENTSO-E have jointly published a new report on TSO-DSO Digital Twin Use Cases & Digital Twin Solutions, developed under the Joint Task Force on the Digitalisation of the Energy Action Plan (DESAP).
As Europe’s electricity system transitions towards a low-carbon, highly electrified future, digitalisation is becoming a critical enabler for coordinated planning, effective real-time operations, and stronger system resilience. This report marks a shift from identifying challenges to defining concrete actions, translating strategic digital ambitions into practical, implementable Digital Twin use cases for both Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and Distribution System Operators (DSOs).
The deliverable outlines a structured methodology to identify and prioritise Digital Twin use cases and presents four detailed use cases covering:
- Consumer-centric flexibility for scalable grid solutions;
- Enhanced network planning and hosting capacities;
- Enhanced network planning for high resilience to high-impact, low-frequency events;
- Coordinated security assessment.
Together, these use cases demonstrate how coordinated TSO-DSO Digital Twin solutions can improve grid resilience, enable predictive and anticipatory decision-making, and support joint operational and planning processes across all voltage levels.
This report represents the second deliverable of the DESAP initiative, following the earlier publication on common TSO-DSO challenges and opportunities for Digital Twins. Insights from this work have already contributed to ENTSO-E’s engagement in European policy discussions on digitalisation, helping align operational realities with emerging regulatory and policy frameworks.
The TSO-DSO Digital Twin Use Cases & Digital Twin Solutions report is available here.