Case studies fromIRENA Innovation Week 2025 © IRENA 2026 Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored, providedthat appropriate acknowledgement is given of IRENA as the source and copyright holder. Material in this publication that is attributedto third parties may be subject to separate terms of use and restrictions, and appropriate permissions from these third parties may needto be secured before any use of such material. ISBN: 978-92-9260-745-6 Citation:IRENA (2026),Digitalisation and AI for transforming power systems: Case studies from IRENA InnovationWeek 2025, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi. About IRENA The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countriesin their transition to a sustainable energy future and serves as the principal platform for international co-operation,a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewableenergy. IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, includingbioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy, in the pursuit of sustainable development,energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity. www.irena.org Acknowledgements: This report was authored by Yasuhiro Sakuma, Jaidev Dhavle and Adrian Gonzalez (IRENA); and Deepti Siddhanti(ex-IRENA) under the guidance of Norela Constantinescu. The report benefited from expert inputs and review from Fernando Llaver (Splight), Kosuke Yamamoto (NewEnergy and Industrial Technology Development Organization – NEDO), Rafael San Juan (Iberdrola), Serge Subironand Andy Molineux (Mercury Consortium), Tarvo Ong (Fusebox Energy), Jens Bartholmes (European Commission)and Tomoyuki Chinuki (Mitsubishi Electric). Valuable inputs and reviews were also provided by Paul Komor, Gayathri Nair, Francisco Gafaro, Bilal Hussain,Danial Saleem, Himalaya Shreshta, Toyo Kawabata, Begonia Figueroa, Binu Parthan and Zafar Samadov (IRENA). Editing and production was managed by Francis Field with the support of Stephanie Clarke. The report was editedby Justin French-Brooks, with design by Phoenix Design Aid. IRENA is grateful for the support received from the Government of Japan for the production of this report. Aspects of the content of the case studies presented in this report are drawn from the proceedings and presentationsmade during IRENA’s Innovation Week 2025. As such, it does not represent the views of the IRENA Secretariator the Members of the Agency, nor does it represent a recommendation orendorsement for any givenproprietarytechnology or solution presented herein. Disclaimer This publication and the material herein are provided “as is”. All reasonable precautions have been taken by IRENA to verify thereliability of the material in this publication. However, neither IRENA nor any of its officials, agents, data or other third-party contentproviders provides a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, and they accept no responsibility or liability for any consequenceof use of the publication or material herein. The information contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of all Members of IRENA. The mention of specific companiesor certain projects or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by IRENA in preference to others of a similarnature that are not mentioned. The designations employed and the presentation of material herein do not imply the expression of anyopinion on the part of IRENA concerning the legal status of any region, country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerningthe delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS..................................................................................................................... 5 1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 9 1.1Global energy landscape....................................................................................................... 91.2Momentum behind digitalisation and its benefits for the power sector............................. 10 2CASE STUDIES ON DIGITALISATION AND AI FOR POWER GRID MANAGEMENT.................13 2.1Case study 1Enhancing grid reliability and capacity through dynamiccongestion management.......................................................................................................132.2Case study 2Optimising grid maintenance through a predictive approach.................172.3Case study 3Accelerating deployment of renewables through non-firm connections.. 22 3CASE STUDIES ON DIGITALISATION AND AI FOR DER MANAGEMENT...............................27 3.1Case study 4Developing an international interoperability standard............................ 273.2Case stu