Europe’s energy sector is undergoing one of its most significant transformations as utilities expand renewable generation, modernize energy infrastructure, and digitize operations globally. This shift brings strict regulatory oversight, high availability requirements, and persistent cyber risk. As utilities scale cloud, data, automation, and AI, the challenge is not only implementing change but sustaining it through reliable operations, governance, and long-term system resilience.
For more than a decade, FPT and RWE have developed a partnership shaped by this shift, illustrating how utilities are restructuring technology delivery to support Europe’s energy transition.
Establishing a foundation in the European utilities industry
The partnership with RWE marks a milestone for FPT Corporation. In 2014, FPT acquired RWE IT Slovakia, later renamed FPT Slovakia, in what was both FPT’s first overseas M&A and the first such deal by a Vietnamese IT company.
The acquisition established FPT’s delivery footprint in Eastern Europe and marked its entry into the European utilities sector. It also opened new areas of collaboration with RWE, initially focused on SAP solutions, infrastructure services, and application management. During the early phase, both organizations prioritized integrating operations and aligning FPT's delivery capabilities with RWE’s enterprise systems and regulatory requirements.
FPT’s acquisition of RWE IT Slovakia in 2014 established its delivery footprint in Eastern Europe and marked its entry into the European utility sector
Expanding enterprise platforms & services
FPT and RWE’s partnership expanded to support enterprise platforms and operational services underpinning energy operations from the advancements of RWE’s digital agenda, including SAP, cloud and data services, cybersecurity, application managed services, collaboration platforms, and automation-driven improvements.
The scale of collaboration became publicly visible through innogy SE, an RWE subsidiary at the time. In 2018, FPT announced a contract valued at more than USD 100 million for the 2018 - 2024 period, covering SAP, IoT, and digital transformation platforms and reflecting multi-year delivery across business-critical systems.
FPT and innogy SE expanded long-term delivery scope across SAP, IoT, and digital transformation platforms
The expansion also coincided with RWE’s broader transformation as the company strengthened its digital capabilities to support evolving energy operations across Europe, highlighting the demand for enterprise systems capable of supporting continuous change while maintaining operational control and compliance.
Delivering enterprise platforms at operational scale
As RWE expanded its digital operations across Europe, maintaining system stability and operational continuity became increasingly critical, particularly for systems supporting energy generation, trading operations, and enterprise asset management across multiple markets. This requires consistent service quality, close coordination with European operations, and the ability to scale engineering capacity when needed.
To meet these requirements, FPT implemented a best-shore delivery model that combines its nearshore workforce in Europe with offshore engineering capabilities. The approach enables close collaboration with RWE’s operational teams while providing the scale needed to support complex enterprise systems.
Following years of successful delivery across SAP services and enterprise platforms, FPT was appointed RWE’s single preferred partner for SAP Managed Services under an adaptive and scalable engagement model. This role reflects sustained operational performance and trusted stewardship of systems critical to RWE’s business operations.
Institutionalizing governance and scalability
As RWE advances its Growing Green strategy, which includes expanding renewable generation capacity and investing heavily in energy infrastructure through 2030, the scale and complexity of its enterprise systems continue to grow. Supporting this transformation requires technology operations that can scale reliably while maintaining governance, operational control, and the resilience required for large-scale energy infrastructure.
To support these requirements, FPT and RWE formalized the next stage of their collaboration in 2024 through a five-year Master Service Agreement (MSA). The agreement establishes a long-term framework for scaling engineering delivery across RWE’s enterprise landscape as the company continues to expand its energy operations.
Under the MSA, engineering capacity is delivered through a dedicated Offshore Delivery Center, complemented by a Europe-based Center of Excellence focused on PMO, consulting, and automation services. Together, these capabilities strengthen coordination, governance, and continuous improvement across the partnership.
The signing of a five-year Master Service Agreement formalized long-term governance and structured delivery frameworks for the partnership
Mdm. Chu Thi Thanh Ha, FPT Software Chairwoman, FPT Corporation, emphasized that this direction aligns with FPT’s commitment to supporting European enterprises advancing renewable energy and green transformation. She also highlighted workforce development as a core pillar, building future-ready IT talent to meet evolving partner needs and deliver long-term value for business and society.
Future priorities: AI, talent, and inclusive leadership
As AI and automation become increasingly central to enterprise operations, both organizations continue to align on how technology adoption should scale in a regulated sector. During a recent RWE leadership visit to FPT’s headquarters, the partnership reaffirmed three priorities: innovation at scale, measurable business value, and responsible AI adoption. Discussions also covered AI-enabled transformation, sustainable energy solutions, and building a future-ready talent pipeline.
FPT and RWE leaders advance AI-driven transformation and inclusive talent development during executive discussions in Vietnam.
The exchange further reinforced shared commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion through a Women in Leadership dialogue focused on empowering women in the age of AI, reflecting a shared view that workforce readiness and leadership are as critical as technology.
A Partnership Aligned with Europe’s Energy Transition
The evolution of the FPT-RWE partnership reflects a broader shift in the utilities industry, where energy companies increasingly rely on long-term technology partnerships to support complex digital platforms, regulatory compliance, and large-scale renewable energy expansion.
Over the past decade, the collaboration has expanded across enterprise platforms and services, including SAP, cloud, data, IoT, RPA, cybersecurity, and automation, progressing from market entry through acquisition to large-scale platform delivery and structured long-term governance.
As AI adoption accelerates, shared priorities around innovation, measurable value, responsible AI, workforce readiness, and inclusive leadership position the partnership for the next phase of Europe’s energy transition.
