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Fact Sheet – Closing Europe’s grid investment gap to power a net-zero economy

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Fact Sheet – Closing Europe’s grid investment gap to power a net-zero economy

Clean electricity is the backbone of Europe’s energy transition. In the coming decade, the European Union will require significant investment to expand and modernise interconnectors, transmission, and distribution, as grids will need to double capacity by 2040.

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Read more in our Report ‘Financing Grids’

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