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EU evaluates Car Labelling Directive
On 5 June, the Commission published a Commission Staff Working Document evaluating the ‘Car Labelling Directive’ (Directive 1999/94/EC) Main findings The evaluation finds that the Directive’s measures have generally empowered consumers to make more informed choices towards vehicles with lower CO2 emissions and higher fuel efficiency, with overall benefits outweighing the modest costs. The Directive’s provisions can …
French regulator introduces 13 measures for more transparent offers from electricity and gas suppliers
As part of its mission to regulate retail markets, the French energy regulator CRE aims to work towards strengthening the proper functioning of the electricity and natural gas markets for the benefit of end consumers. To achieve this goal, CRE has launched several projects to monitor the consistency of suppliers’ offers, introduce prudential rules and …
Global energy investment is set to reach a record USD 3.3 trillion in 2025
Global energy investment is set to reach a record USD 3.3 trillion in 2025, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2025 report, despite geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. The surge is primarily driven by energy security priorities, decarbonization targets, and supportive industrial policies. Clean energy investment – including renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, …
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Acceleration the permitting for RES projects and related energy infrastructure
The Commission has held a high-level Implementation Dialogue on permitting for renewable energy projects and related energy infrastructure. As lengthy, complex and frequently unpredictable permitting processes are a major bottleneck that often delays new projects in the clean energy transition, overcoming these challenges is essential to achieving the EU legal goal of at least 42.5% renewable …
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Eurelectric Presidency Manifesto 2025-2027
On 2 June 2025 Markus Rauramo – CEO of Fortum – took the reigns as President of Eurelectric, the trade association representing the European electricity industry in Brussels. He is joined by Vice-Presidents Catherine MacGregor – CEO of Engie – and Georgios Stassis – Chairman and CEO of PPC. Together, the new Presidency team brings …
EC with Guidance on Anticipatory Investments
The European Commission published on 2 June 2025 its guidance on anticipatory investments for developing future electricity networks. The document is aimed at Member States, national regulatory authorities, as well as transmission and distribution system operators, with the goal of creating appropriate conditions for grid investments that reflect future needs, while ensuring energy affordability for …
ENTSO-E: No Security of Supply Risks for Summer, with limited exceptions
In its latest report, “Summer Outlook 2025”, published on 28 May 2025, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) confirms that there are no overall risks to electricity supply security across most of the EU for the upcoming summer. The identified potential issues are limited to a few markets with constrained interconnection …
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Summary of the main points of "Sprint towards sustainable grids" discussion
Round table “Sprint towards sustainable grids“ Summary of the discussion On 15 May 2025, the Energy Management Institute (EMI) organized a roundtable discussion on one of the most important issues for a successful energy transition in Bulgaria and Europe – the need to ensure accelerated investments in the electricity grid infrastructure as a condition for …
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Carbon dioxide storage will be mandatory for oil and gas producers in the EU within five years
In line with the EU Strategy for a Clean Industrial Transition and the Clean Industry Deal, the European Commission has adopted a delegated regulation setting out the rules for determining and calculating the greenhouse gas emissions applicable to European oil and gas producers which must provide new solutions for CO2 storage by 2030. On the …
Nearly €1 billion approved to promote the development of hydrogen from renewable energy sources
Projects for the production of hydrogen from renewable sources will receive European funding. The projects, located in five countries (Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Norway), are expected to produce nearly 2.2 million tonnes of hydrogen from renewable sources over a ten-year period, thereby avoiding over 15 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. The hydrogen will …
The Innovation Fund in 2024: Investing in the future of zero-emission technologies
The two calls for proposals under the Innovation Fund for 2024 officially closed on 24 April, attracting a total of 373 project proposals, which signals a strong interest in low-carbon technologies from European industry. Under the calls for proposals, the EC will provide up to €3.4 billion in funding from the revenues of the EU …
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In focus: EU initiatives for Just energy transition
Europe’s transition to a clean and affordable energy system is underway. To be successful, it requires concrete political action and significant investment. And it must be fair and equitable for all. Europe’s diversity is reflected in the different challenges it faces in this transition. For regions that have traditionally depended on coal, lignite, peat or …
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Електроразпределителните мрежи през погледа на ЕП
Скорошен материал на Европейския парламент (май 2025 г.), посветен на електрическите мрежи в ЕС подчертава, че именно те са „гръбнакът“ на бъдещата енергийна система. Документът представя стратегически анализ за ролята, предизвикателствата и нуждите от инвестиции в контекста на Зелената сделка, REPowerEU и целите за въглеродна неутралност до 2050 г. Ключова роля в енергийния преходРазпределителните и преносните …
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IEA with Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit 2025
The Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit 2025 by the International Energy Agency (IEA) is a comprehensive and interactive online tool designed to support governments in developing and implementing strong energy efficiency policies. Launched during the 10th Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Brussels, it builds on previous editions developed for Sønderborg, Versailles, and Nairobi. Energy efficiency …
DSO Entity & E.DSO Joint Paper “DSOs and the Supply chain challenge”
Distribution System Operators (DSOs) are encountering a growing challenge in sourcing essential equipment and key components, driven by factors like strained supply chains, manufacturing shortages or cross-sector competition for certain components. Action Point 13 of the Grid Action Plan (2023/757/EC) acknowledges this challenge and calls on the supply industry and System Operators to help address it by …
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EC supports preparation of National Building Renovation Plans
New tools to support EU countries and simplify the process of preparing their National Building Renovation Plans (NBRPs) have been published by the Commission. The documents consist of an annotated NBRP template and a spreadsheet template for NBRP data collection. Under Article 3 of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), EU countries are required to establish and submit the first draft of …
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Future-Proofing the European Power Market: Redispatch and Congestion Management
The report by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, 2024, “Future-Proofing the European Power Market: Redispatch and Congestion Management”, examines the emerging challenges in Europe’s power system toward a climate-neutral economy. With the EU’s 2040 climate target set at a 90% reduction in emissions, massive deployment of renewables is anticipated—especially wind and solar …
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the official presentation of the new edition of the collection ‘Energy and Climate Diplomacy – 2025’, organised by the Diplomatic Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The editor-in-chief of the collection and member of the National Advisory Council to the Institute is Slavtcho Neykov. In this year’s edition, …
How did the EC assess the updated BG National Energy and Climate Plan?
At the end of May, the European Commission issued an assessment of the latest update of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (INECP). The EC’s assessment allows to track which of the targets and measures set are in line with European requirements and which are less ambitious. Decarbonisation Based on the INECP’s forecasts, Bulgaria …
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Grid Geopolitics: How Europe's Electricity Infrastructure Shapes Strategic Autonomy and International Relations
An analysis of the geopolitical dimensions of the European Parliament’s electricity grid resolution and its implications for EU energy security Introduction: When Infrastructure Becomes Foreign Policy The European Parliament’s resolution on electricity grids reveals how deeply energy infrastructure has become intertwined with geopolitical strategy. Far from being merely a technical document about cables and transformers, …
Beyond Cables and Transformers: How Digital Innovation Will Reshape Europe's Electricity Grid
Analyzing the European Parliament’s vision for grid-enhancing technologies and the digital transformation of energy infrastructure The Digital Imperative While much attention on the European Parliament’s electricity grid resolution focuses on the EUR 2.6 trillion investment requirement, equally significant is its emphasis on digital transformation as a force multiplier for grid efficiency. The resolution positions grid-enhancing …
What has been achieved three years after the REPowerEU plan?
In response to the turbulence in the global energy market caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in May 2022 the European Commission adopted the REPowerEU plan. It reaffirmed the EU’s determination to break away from Russian energy, while accelerating the deployment of renewable energy and improving energy savings and energy efficiency. Measures taken so far …
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Capacity mechanisms – why, how and where?
In a perfect electricity market, the energy available in the system would fully satisfy consumer demand every hour of every day. In reality, however, there are times when the energy supply in the system is insufficient to meet demand. When this happens, there are power plants on standby that are activated to generate additional energy. …
Sprint towards sustainable grids
15 May @ All Day -
Renewable energy and energy security: advantages versus risks
13 Oct @ All Day -
POWER BAROMETER 2023
21 Sep @ All Day -
EVision 2023- Power Sector Accelerating e-mobility
21 Feb - 22 Feb @ All Day -
Round Table “The development of electricity networks – European and national trends and problems”
23 Feb @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm -
How to ensure an electricity market design fit for net zero?
29 Mar @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm -
Shocks, stability and sustainable markets
8 Dec @ All Day -
The coming storm: Building electricity resilience to extreme weather
7 Dec @ All Day -
Digitopia 2022 (as part of ENLIT)
29 Nov - 30 Nov @ All Day -
The Green Transition - Investments in Technologies and Networks
6 Oct @ All Day -
Power Barometer 2022
7 Sep @ All Day -