ENTSO-E has published its position, including recommendations, on the European Commission’s Grids Package proposal.

ENTSO-E welcomes the recognition of the importance of electricity grids to meet EU security, climate and competitiveness objectives. At the same time, we believe the Package should focus more clearly on the real implementation barriers to timely grid infrastructure delivery, where European planning is not the bottleneck.

Grid development requires a plurality of perspectives. ENTSO‑E plays a key bridging role: we connect TSO local system knowledge with a coordinated European view. Over the past 15 years, this has allowed us to deliver :

16,000 km of new interconnections – roughly the distance between Brussels and Sydney
23 EU countries adding at least one interconnection with a neighbour

The European Grids Package addresses key areas of ENTSO-E’s expertise, including pan-European network planning through the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP).

ENTSO-E’s position is part of our continuous active contribution to the European Grids Package, advocating for a resilient, future-ready electricity system that enables the transition to a low carbon energy system, strengthens Europe’s strategic energy independence and reinforces a world-class European supply chain.

Read the full position here.