The report “Breaking borders: The future of Europe’s electricity is in interconnectors” has been published by Ember in collaboration with the European Environmental Bureau and input from the Renewables Grid Initiative. It provides an overview of electricity interconnection in Europe and the benefits it brings to the system. It examines the level of cross-border exchange capacity required under various energy transition scenarios, compares it to existing interconnection expansion plans and presents relevant policy options.
Europe’s energy transition is accelerating and infrastructure must keep up. This is where electricity grids come in, with a special role for cross-border interconnectors. Interconnectors — cross border, high voltage cables linking national power grids — and shared market rules together create the integrated European electricity market. This allows electricity to flow freely across the continent, according to patterns of supply and demand, and in response to price signals.
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