Daniele Porcu

EU Project Coordinator and Program Manager Enel Group

Daniele Porcu is a Senior Member of the Subsidized Programs Unit at Enel Grids, with three decades of expertise in power systems and digitalization. He began his career with the Enel Group in 1996 as an HV remote control specialist, later serving as Technical Supervisor for MV network automation in Sardinia. This period provided him with deep expertise in SCADA systems, field operations, and technical training.

In 2007, Mr. Porcu transitioned to strategic IT management within e-distribuzione, leading major overhauls of prosumer connection processes. A graduate of Communication Studies from the University of Cagliari, he has since become a key driver of Industry 4.0 digitalization initiatives.

Currently, he is a leading figure in the European energy research landscape, holding coordination roles in high-profile projects such as FLEXICIENCY, CoordiNET, EU-SysFlex, FlexPlan, Be-Flexible, and Smar5Grid. Within the TwinEU project, he coordinates the Italian pilots and the cluster focused on grid management and monitoring. Since 2018, he has also been an active contributor to the Bridge initiative, serving on task forces dedicated to Data Management, Dissemination, and Scalability.