Enel investing 5.3 bn in digitization (2)

(ANSA) - London, November 21 - Italian energy company Enel said in its 2018-2020 strategic plan on Tuesday that it will invest 5.3 billion euros in digitization in this period, compared to 4.7 billion in the previous plan.
    "Looking ahead to 2020, digitalisation - introduced last year - has become a concrete and tangible dimension of our business, with increased investment of more than 5 billion euros over the plan," said Enel CEO Francesco Starace.
    "A major focus on customers, including in the new global business line e-Solutions, will provide opportunities for additional value creation".
    Enel said that it will offload around 3.2 billion euros worth of assets in the 2018-20 period. "Over the next three years, the Group plans to dispose of a further 3.2 billion euros of existing assets mainly focusing on Thermal Generation and exiting non-strategic countries," it said.