Digital solutions enable advances in connectivity, data, and analytics, and can greatly increase overall efficiency of energy system and facilitate achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Digital innovations offer new ways of addressing challenges in the overall energy delivery process, in addition to energy efficiency specifically, and of finding exceptional ways to address them.
The present document discusses opportunities and benefits of digitalizing electricity systems, maps stakeholders involved, and outlines challenges for consideration by public authorities, private sector actors, and end-users. It concludes with recommendations on policies to accelerate electricity systems transformation through digitalization, to achieve higher levels of efficiency while ensuring security and sustainability. The document also contains results of a survey launched to acquire expert-level insights on challenges and opportunities of digitalizing energy systems across geographies.
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