The European Commission and the European University Institute (EUI) have launched a new Energy Regulation Academy in Florence to help national authorities put European electricity reforms into practice.
The Energy Regulation Academy, known as EnRA, was officially launched on Tuesday, September 15, at the EUI’s Badia Fiesolana campus in the hills above Florence. The three-year initiative is funded by the European Union through its Technical Support Instrument and is run by the EUI’s Florence School of Regulation in cooperation with the European Commission’s Reform and Investment Task Force.
The academy is aimed at officials and specialists working for national energy regulators, government ministries and other public authorities across the EU’s member states.
Its programme will combine specialised courses, exchanges between officials from different countries, regional workshops and tailored support. Topics will include electricity market design, investment in power grids, renewable energy, digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
The aim is to address the practical challenges that arise when EU-wide energy rules have to be translated into national regulations and administrative procedures.
Florence to host officials from across the EU
The EUI will periodically host officials and technical specialists from EU countries in Florence over the next three years. Organisers say the programme is also intended to create a lasting network through which national authorities can compare approaches and share experience in implementing electricity reforms.
Leonardo Meeus, director of the Florence School of Regulation, said the academy had been designed around the practical problems faced by officials implementing complex reforms, with an emphasis on applied cases, expert guidance and cooperation between professionals.
The initiative comes as EU countries implement changes to European electricity market rules intended to make the system more resilient, encourage renewable energy investment and strengthen consumer protection following the severe price volatility experienced during the 2022 energy crisis. Revised EU electricity market rules took effect on July 17, 2026.
First course starts in Florence
The Energy Regulation Academy is part of the Florence School of Regulation, a centre within the European University Institute’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. The EUI is an international postgraduate and research institution based in the Florence area.
(Cover photo by Matthew Henry via Unsplash)
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