All works undertaken to create new electrical infrastructure or modernise existing grid elements have a series of repercussions for the area involved. For this reason, over the next few years, Terna anticipates not only a sharp increase in investments, but also an increasing level of direct involvement of all affected parties in the processes of planning and developing works, with an approach geared towards listening and dialogue. It was already evident with the high-voltage grid operator’s last ten-year network development plan that citizens’ social and environmental needs were becoming more and more relevant and are now considered on the same level as electrical and economic needs.
The ability to engage local communities and citizens in every phase of the planning and performance of electrical works is the key to success. Listening to the opinions of all the people and institutions involved allows the search for a shared solution in choosing the location of new infrastructure and in modernising existing facilities. In this way, Terna lays the foundations for “building” the grid together, thus making it more sustainable and acceptable.
