The ESMAP Foundations program, in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE), organized a Knowledge Exchange and Study Tour on Grid Digitalization and Cybersecurity in Italy from May 20 to 27, 2026. The program brought together ~60 participants from 20 countries across AFR (Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal), EAP (Cambodia, Vietnam), ECA (Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova), LAC (Colombia, Dominican Republic), MENAAP (Jordan, Pakistan), and SAR (India). Over six days, the tour featured interactive sessions and site visits with key Italian power sector institutions — MASE, ACEA, ENEL Grids, TERNA, Gridspertise, CESI, and RSE — covering the evolving electricity sector landscape, policy and regulatory frameworks, distribution grid management, demand flexibility, transmission modernization, renewable integration, climate resilience, and digital transformation roadmaps. Participants visited state-of-the-art operational, training, testing, and research facilities, including TERNA's national control room for real-time transmission operations and market coordination, modern distribution system operator (DSO) infrastructure for grid automation and smart city applications, a smart metering control center, and specialized laboratories for testing high-voltage equipment, battery storage systems, smart meter communications, and distributed energy resource (DER) control.
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