CurrENT’s recommendations for the Grids Package

CurrENT has just released its recommendations for the Grids Package that will be proposed by the European Commission in Q4 of 2025. The proposal should include the following elements:

• The inclusion of a ‘Grid Preparedness and Innovation Strategy’ to support resilience, modernisation, the uptake of innovative grid technologies and ensure that Europe’s electricity grids are developed to support a decarbonised, energy independent, and electrified European energy future.
• A full decarbonisation of the energy system before 2040 must remain the European Commission’s top priority. Innovative grid technologies will be an essential pillar in achieving this goal, while simultaneously preparing European grids for the increased demand coming from electrification of industrial processes, AI, and other parts of the economy.
• When revising the TEN-E regulation, the European Commission should strengthen the governance structure with a focus on cost-effective solutions.
• The European Commission must propose a limited number of binding, quantifiable grid targets at both transmission and distribution level, and use these to measure whether Europe is on track, and raise the alarm if Europe risks falling behind, particularly as this affects European Competitiveness.
• European Commission must ensure that a significant portion of this financing goes towards supporting the demonstration, mass deployment and scaling of innovative grid technologies, and supporting the build out of European manufacturing capacity of these technologies.