Episodes

  • France's Grid Goes Flexible
    Feb 28 2026

    Mandana White speaks with Yannick Jacquemart of RTE on how flexibility, tariff reform, and TSO–DSO coordination are reshaping real-time grid operations in France.

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    11 mins
  • Why Utilities Must Own Their Automation Expertise
    Feb 28 2026

    Mandana White speaks with Adrien de Gottrau of Condis about the long-term risks of outsourcing substation automation. Subscribe to Smart Grid Forums for more conversations shaping the future of the power grid.

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    11 mins
  • How the Power Sector Can Truly Support Women Leaders
    Feb 28 2026

    Women’s leadership in the power sector doesn’t advance by chance, but by by design, as Fatoumata Sangare of Enedis tells Mandana White on Powering the Future.

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    17 mins
  • What Can the Grid Afford to Lose?
    Feb 28 2026

    Risk today isn’t about preventing failure. It’s about making clear, collective decisions on what truly matters.

    Host Mandana White is joined by Tony McGrail, Solutions Director at Doble Engineering, to explore how utilities must rethink risk and prepare for a future unlike the past.

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    20 mins
  • When the Grid Hits the Street
    Feb 28 2026

    Low-voltage grids are under pressure like never before, and visibility is no longer optional. Host Mandana White speaks with SMIGHT's Dirk Ter Haar on why LV monitoring is now mission-critical and what comes next for utilities.

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    11 mins
  • Why Grid Digitisation Succeeds — or Fails
    Jan 26 2026

    Turning grid digitisation from pilot projects into real, system-wide impact requires more than technology — it takes leadership, alignment, and clear KPIs.

    On Powering the Future, Mandana White is joined by Michael De Vivo, Head of Europe at EA Technology, to share lessons from the UK and what European utilities can apply next.

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    16 mins
  • Digital Substations & the Grid of Tomorrow
    Jan 26 2026

    Mandana White speaks with Bas Mulder, Consultant – Digital Substations at DNV, on how digital substations are reshaping grid reliability and resilience.

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    13 mins
  • The Software-Driven Grid, Explained
    Dec 18 2025

    Mandana White speaks with Stefan Hufnagl, Industry Specialist Energy at COPA-DATA, on virtual substations, grid expansion, and easing complexity for utilities.

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    13 mins