Today, Europacable, ENTSO-E, EU DSO Entity & T&D Europe co-hosted a Joint Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels bringing together representatives from across the European electricity value chain to advance work on resilient grid supply chains.
“The European cable industry is meeting demand for Europe’s grid buildout: with over €4 billion of investments are currently underway – some of them already materializing – Europacable Member Companies will more than double their production and installation capacity by 2030. And the industry stands ready to invest further, provided there is greater visibility on demand, predictable pipelines, stronger commitments from TSOs and Member States, recognition all across EU legislation and a level playing field in Europe.” stated Magnus Röstlund, Chair of the Europacable Energy Transmission Team during the session on investment visibility.
“Europacable welcomes the ongoing work with ENTSO-E on the harmonisation and extension of pre-qualification requirements of 525 kV HVDC land and submarine cable systems to respond to the Commission’s objectives of speeding up project deployment under Action 13 of the EU Grid Action Plan. ENTSO-E has taken the lead on this and committed to deliver dedicated assessments. We look forward to participating in the upcoming public consultation to provide our input. As Europacable we wish that the drafts aim at simplifying rather than multiplying of final requirements. The latter would run counter to the Commission’s objective of accelerating project deployment in Europe.” stated Davide Pietribiasi, Chair of the Europacable Energy Transmission Technical WG in the session on Action 13.
In addition to that, Europacable representatives highlighted:
- Circularity: Europacable calls for a coherent, ambitious framework that supports circularity across the cable value chain. Our industry is committed to reducing virgin material use, increasing recycled content, and fostering re-use;
- Security & Resilience: In today’s geopolitical and economic landscape, strengthening the security and resilience of Europe’s grid infrastructure is more critical than ever. The European industry has both the technological expertise and the industrial capacity needed to play a key role in reinforcing and safeguarding Europe’s power networks;
- Public procurement: Made in Europe requirements for grid components in public procurement would provide greater long-term predictability for cable system manufacturers while delivering tangible benefits to European citizens and boost economic prosperity all across the continent.