Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA has for years been an industrial and service entity for the country. The changes within the energy scenario over the last years, including the process for the deregulation of the electricity market, the privatization of its grid, the appearance of a variety of market competitors in Italy and abroad, once again see Terna among the leading players within the national energy scenario. The unification between ownership and management of the National Transmission Grid, which became operative as of November 1, 2005, and the appointment of the new Board of Directors and Luigi Roth and Flavio Cattaneo, respectively Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, signal the launch of the new route of an entity which comes from afar. The 2008 Shareholders' Meeting confirmed Luigi Roth and Flavio Cattaneo as Terna's top executives for the new three-year period.
The main stages of its recent history are briefly mentioned:
