2025
Advanced Coordinated, Forward-Looking Power Grid Planning in Europe
With the publication of the European Commission’s Grids Package, the EU is marking a positive shift toward coordinated, EU-wide infrastructure planning and permitting. After months of direct engagement and detailed recommendations from CATF, several core elements of the proposal reflect CATF’s inputs – ensuring the Grids Package includes a EU-level framework for energy infrastructure and electricity grids to provide reliable, clean energy for Europe with the upgrades needed to meet future energy demand.