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Benchmark study for future roles of DSOs: application to Spanish and Italian contexts

J.P. Chaves L. Sigrist M. Troncia M. Valarezo A. Tomás-Martín

September 2025 - December 2025

Funding entity Enel Grids


The objective of the collaboration proposal is to review current regulatory frameworks in Europe, Spain, and Italy, develop, implement, and test applications for functionalities that can be developed and supported by DSO networks. Some of the preliminary topics identified include: grid forming schemes, protection activation, DSO support to blackstar service, and use of flexibility grids through grid reconfiguration. These topics are described below in more detail.


Layman's summary: The project assesses and tests new DSO network functions in Spain and Italy, including grid-forming schemes, protection, black-start support, and use of flexibility through grid reconfiguration.



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