A method for controlling a microgrid including a plurality of assets connected in the microgrid, including loads and Distributed Generators, of which DGs at least a plurality are resources capable of being controlled in a grid forming mode for controlling the voltage and frequency in the microgrid. The method includes selecting a set of resources of the plurality of resources based on the respective location within the microgrid of each of the resources in the selected set, and activating a grid forming control mode for the resources in the selected set.