Enel, Leonardo sign cooperation deal on energy, satellite services

MILAN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Italian power group Enel and aerospace and defence company Leonardo signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday covering, among others, satellite services and critical infrastructure protection, they said.

• The agreement aims to combine Enel's expertise in energy management with Leonardo's capabilities in security, digitalisation and satellite communications to develop new products and services.

• The two groups will assess potential joint initiatives including energy supply bundled with cybersecurity services, satellite-based monitoring and analysis technologies, energy management systems and sustainable mobility.

• The agreement strengthens cooperation between two Italian state-controlled groups and could lead to future binding accords, Enel and Leonardo said in a joint statement.

(Reporting by Francesca LandiniEditing by Tomasz Janowski)