Digitalization in Energy

Digitalization, an emerging trend reshaping the energy sector, paves the way for sustained enhancements in energy efficiency. In this context, policy development will consider the multifaceted aspects of digitalization to ensure a net benefit to the entire energy system and its stakeholders. 

UNECE work on Digitalization in Energy is led and coordinated by the Task Force on Digitalization in Energy, established by the Committee on Sustainable Energy in 2020 under the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency (ECE/ENERGY/133, para.22(d)). 

Serving as an umbrella for the subsidiary bodies of the Committee on Sustainable Energy to conduct relevant research and assess sectoral opportunities and challenges, the Task Force on Digitalization in Energy: 

• Monitors new and emerging trends in the digitalization in energy domain, that enable advances in connectivity, data, analytics, optimization of the overall energy infrastructure, and can greatly increase overall efficiency of the energy system; 

• Conducts in-depth research into the potential of integrating digital solutions throughout the entire energy system, based on thorough evaluations of challenges and policy obstacles, including notably the socio-economic context, to provide a clear, concise and balanced view to policymakers and other stakeholders; 

• Organizes workshops, information sharing sessions, roundtables for policymakers on relevant topics, to bridge the gap between academic research, industrial innovations, and policy needs; 

The findings of the Task Force hold considerable significance and inform the subject-matter discussions at UNECE level and beyond and serve the development of a comprehensive roadmap for the integration of digitalization across all subsidiary bodies of the Committee on Sustainable Energy.