.@TernaSpA, the Italian national electricity grid operator, and @NPCUkrenergo, the Ukrainian transmission system operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Read more:

.@TenneT_Germany has appointed Ina Kamps, most recently head of Offshore Wind Germany at BP, as its Chief Operating Officer. Read more:

Despite a projected tripling in investments from TSOs for the grid in Europe, a €250 billion gap remains between expected operating cash flows and required capex through 2030, according to a report from @BCG. Read more:

In a new report, Nordic transmission system operators @svenskakraftnat, @EnerginetDK, @fingrid_oyj and @Statnett, have said they are expecting an increase in consumption and have called for more flexibility in the power system. Read more:

The US Department of Energy @ENERGY began the week following Independence Day with a bang, releasing a report that the status quo is unsustainable for the US electric grid. Read more:

Australian energy company @AGLEnergy has fully acquired South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP), from Tesla, which will provide the company with access to a network of residential solar and battery systems. Read more:

Dublin-based TSO @EirGrid has signed a memorandum of understanding with TU Dublin Enterprise Academy to collaboratively design accredited talent development solutions aimed at upskilling EirGrid’s workforce. Read more:

SupergridEurope is a new, independent Brussels-based think tank dedicated to accelerating the realisation of a pan-European electricity supergrid. Read more:

An Innovation Alliance has been formed between eight major European transmission system operators to innovate solutions for the power grid, starting with ‘Weather and Grid Resilience’ as a first area of action. Read more:

Calisen Group has appointed Catherine O’Kelly, formerly a managing director under Centrica, as its new group chief executive. Read more:

.@SPEnergyNetwork has awarded supply chain contracts as part of a £1.4 billion commitment to deliver critical onshore transmission projects across central and southern Scotland. Read more:

German virtual power plant developer sonnen has entered the Canadian market with a VPP of approximately 100 sonnenBatteries. Read more:

Redeia’s president Beatriz Corredor has defended the actions of the Spanish grid operator during the April blackout “before, during, and after the incident”. @RedeiaCorp. Read more:

The 20 March outage that shook London Heathrow Airport was ‘most likely’ caused by moisture entering a transformer’s high voltage bushing and causing an electrical and fire says @neso_energy. Read more:

.@ItronInc has signed a contract with Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. (HEDNO), the sole electricity DSO in Greece, for their Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio. Read more:

Britain’s energy regulator @ofgem has given the provisional green light to an initial £24 billion investment programme to upgrade and maintain the country’s energy networks. Read more:

Tennessee Valley Authority @TVAnews plans to repurpose its retired Bull Run coal-fired plant with synchronous condensers for grid stability. Read more:

Blue Whale Energy and UNIGRID, Inc. have partnered to deploy rooftop solar-linked battery energy storage systems in support of a virtual power plant (VPP) network across Southeast Asia. Read more:

In this week’s Power Playbook: The UK’s Industrial Strategy promises to turn the UK into a global clean energy leader through catalytic public investment, breaking down barriers and building up investment certainty. Read more:

The new @IEA energy and #AI observatory is proposed to monitor and analyse the energy consumption and linkages between AI and energy.