POI

The Inter-regional Operative program (Programma Operativo Interregionale (POI)) , is composed of 4 regional projects (Progetto Campania, Progetto Puglia, Progetto Calabria, Progetto Sicilia) aiming at “increasing the share of renewable energy in the overall consumption, increasing the level of energy efficiency, promoting local development”. In this framework, the projects aim at facilitating the integration of Distributed Generation (DG) testing on pilot sites the evolution of the network management options towards an active/passive system, to maximise the integration of all energy sources in the network. The project focuses on the transformation of the network structure to allow the inclusion of PV plants ranging from 100 kW to 1MW. The distribution network is already fit for the inclusion of a small amount of DG, and the project will increase the hosting capacity (in terms of number and rating of the DG plants). The activity involves portions of the distribution network in all four regions, and at each location, it includes: the preparation of the site (infrastructure), the evolution of the protection schemes with special reference to the sensitivity of the generators to MV network disturbances and the remote tripping of generators from the DSO, innovative voltage regulation systems and meshed distribution system configurations.