Training, human resources and skills acquisition are the three keys to unlocking the energy transition and Italy’s new National Grid Development Plan, in which Terna will be investing over €21 billion over the next ten years. The decision to opt for continuous learning leads to another: hiring young talent to manage the future of Italy’s energy markets. «Encouraging young workers to play an active role is important, because we can produce good ideas if given the opportunity» says Sara Perfetti, who joined Dispatching - Market Operation and Analysis at Terna about two years ago. In Perfetti’s opinion, a company needs to be able to create opportunities, because, «it's the only way we can benefit the company and the community as a whole». Let's take a look at Perfetti’s role and the story of how she came to Terna.
"Dispatching" refers to the all the activities Terna performs to balance production with demand in order to guarantee the continuity and security of Italy's electricity supply. The Dispatching and Operations Division conducts all dispatching activities. Terna also manages the Dispatching Services Market, where it procures the resources it needs for dispatching services as well as for managing and monitoring the system.
Dispatching is an extremely complex process that involves a huge number of players. «We are a gigantic organisation, whose main task is to monitor, manage and operate the transmission infrastructure on the national electricity network in safe and economically efficient conditions. Here on the Market Operation and Analysis team, we deal with the nuts and bolts of how the market works, which means guaranteeing the optimal supply of dispatching resources at each stage of the energy market. We also decide on the best strategies for procuring these services, with the aim of maximising efficiency».