Green Deal Joint Statement
470+ cross-sector organisations call for EU leaders to confirm the EU Green Deal as a priority in the next EU mandate. E.DSO, together with more than 400 signatories from across the economy, remind EU leaders that delivering the EU Green Deal is the best strategy for securing Europe’s competitiveness and prosperity, providing much-needed clarity and […]
Event report – Powering Tomorrow: Grids, Investments, And Skills Unleashed
On April 9, 2024, the European Parliament in Brussels served as the stage for the “Powering Tomorrow: Grids, Investments, and Skills Unleashed” event organised by E.DSO in collaboration with Greens MEP Ciaran Cuffe’s office. The event featured a diverse lineup of speakers, each bringing unique perspectives that enriched the discussion on the topic: Rémy Garaude-Verdier […]
A Spotlight on E.DSO Priorities
Welcome to E.DSO’s new series, which aims to shed a spotlight on our advocacy priorities. Each month, E.DSO will focus on a specific theme, and with the help of our members we will be releasing a video highlighting how these various topics impact the grids and DSOs in general. https://youtu.be/H3Oke9db_Lw?feature=shared For our second video, we […]
E.DSO Customer Crisis Communication & Management Webinar – Press Release
Today, 28 February 2024, E.DSO held a Crisis, Customer Communication and Management webinar, organised by its Customer Empowerment Working Stream, where four European DSOs shared their insights on how they communicated with their customers in times of big crises. Ruslan Volynets from the Ukrainian DSO DTEK shared DTEK’s strategy regarding the current ongoing war. It […]
Insights on Dedicated Measurement Devices (DMDs) unveiled at E.DSO internal Roundtable
On 6 February 2024, E.DSO convened an internal roundtable to detangle the issue of the Dedicated Measurement Devices (DMDs) as enshrined in Recital 18 and Article 7b of the compromised version of the (EU) Regulation 2019/943: Internal Market for Electricity (EMD). This discussion evolved around the regulatory and technical requirements backing the E.DSO rationale behind […]
European energy sector increasing data usage, but not yet fully data-centric – Press Release
In-depth Opendatasoft research finds challenges centre on culture, data quality and complex technology The study reveals the following narrative: 66% of these companies are fervently advocating for increased data sharing to accelerate decarbonisation efforts. However, 73% of European energy companies are struggling with significant challenges as they aim to embrace a data-centric approach and promote […]
European Commission presented today the much-anticipated Grid Action Plan, including 14 tailored actions
Brussels, 28 November 2023 In the context of the 4th PCI ENERGY DAYS, the European Commission presented today the much-anticipated Grid Action Plan, including 14 tailored actions “to make Europe’s electricity grids stronger, more interconnected, more digitalised and cyber-resilient.” Christian Buchel, president of E.DSO, stated that “Although the Grid Action Plan is a good step […]
Webinar: E.DSO together with DOWEL Innovation: “Assessing EU funding priorities – Connecting missing pieces to solve the DSO funding gap”– Press Release
Last Wednesday, 15 November, E.DSO and DOWEL Innovation hosted an insightful webinar, “Assessing EU funding priorities – Connecting missing pieces to solve the DSO funding gap.” The event was scheduled to present the results of a survey conducted among European Distribution System Operators, offering a deep dive into major funding opportunities at EU and Member […]
DSOs and grid technology providers join forces to accelerate the energy transition
BRUSSELS, 10 October 2023 On Monday the 9th of October, CEOs and top-level industry leaders from Europe’s largest distribution system operators and grid technology providers agreed on joint activities to deliver on Europe’s energy transition. The senior executives called on E.DSO and T&D Europe to immediately draw up an action plan for the short and […]
Event report – Greasing The Wheels: Electrifying Urban Transport Navigating the Role of DSOs in Shaping a Smarter Tomorrow
On 3 October 2023 an extraordinary gathering of industry leaders and Commission officials took place at the event titled “Greasing the Wheels: Electrifying Urban Transport – Navigating the role of DSOs in shaping a smarter tomorrow.” This pivotal event brought together influential figures, including automotive manufacturers, regulators, DSOs, and Charge Points Operators (CPOs), to engage […]
E.DSO Roundtable on Energy Data Spaces
On 6 September 2023, E.DSO convened an internal roundtable focusing on the upcoming European Data Space, a pivotal pillar of the EU Digitalization of Energy Action Plan, unveiled in autumn 2022. The Action Plan places substantial emphasis on the key role of Energy Data Space in the creation of a fully digitalised energy system. These […]
E.DSO-European Commission Joint Seminar “A multi-scale calibration approach for a digitalised energy system transformation’ – Press Release
The E.DSO-DG ENER-DG CNECT Joint Seminar “A multi-scale calibration approach for a digitalised energy system transformation’ took place today. The event brought together over 200 participants, both in Brussels and online, featured 17 speakers, 5 main sessions and 2 individual keynote remarks from the European Commission. The aim of the seminar was to engage in […]
Extreme weather events highlight the need for increasing the resilience of electricity grids
The prolonged periods of droughts and the heatwaves of this summer, resulting in widespread wildfires as well as flash floods underline the need for increasing the resilience of electricity grids. Considering the Climate Change induced challenges, the current fossil fuel supply crisis is just part of the driving force to electrify our economy and make […]
European Energy-Information Sharing & Analysis Centre and Europe’s Distribution System Operators Establish Memorandum of Understanding
12 October 2022 The European Association of leading European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) and the European Energy Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (EE-ISAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22 September 2022. The MoU aims to reinforce the cyber resilience of critical infrastructures in Europe and practices by promoting customers’ empowerment as well […]
A strong European team empowers users for widespread electric mobility uptake
A strong European team empowers users for widespread electric mobility uptake ● A powerful consortium joins forces to extend the penetration of electric vehicle transport in Europe ● The team involves 30 European companies, research organisations and associations from 9 different countries, and is led by IREC (Spain) ● Massive penetration of electric vehicles requires […]
REPowerEU: EU wants to break free from fossil gas dependency
REPowerEU: EU wants to break freefrom fossil gas dependency DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT Yesterday (18 May 2022), the European Commission unveiled a fleet of energy-related package measures – REPowerEU – which details primarily on how to undertake an orderly and affordable phase out of Russian gas by 2027 while also keeping energy prices in check […]
DSO path to grid modernisation: is it a bed of roses?
Our seventh episode discusses the dynamic but also challenging outlook at the rapid expansion of new technologies within DSOs. There is a growing demand for new technologies which requires sometimes far-reaching modernisation. Our discussants give us an outlook at how to maintaining climate change targets while modernising, the meaning of “smart grid” and how to […]
Flexibility Markets can become more Efficient than Reinforcing Electricity Grids
On June 17, the European Commission-funded project CoordiNet concluded with a two-day conference about the harmonisation of European flexibility markets in Brussels. The large-scale demonstrations of Transmission System Operator (TSO), Distribution System Operator (DSO), and consumers collaboration schemes in Spain, Sweden, and Greece showed the importance of flexibility to the Green Energy Transition and a […]
E-REDES supplies 32 tons of material to Ukraine to be used on DTEK Low and Medium Voltage networks
On 7 April 2022, E-REDES, the distribution system operator in mainland Portugal, with the contribution of E-REDES in Spain, started the delivery of materials to DTEK (Ukraine), aiming to support the restoration of their grids in the region of Donetsk. In total, four trucks will ensure the transportation of around 32 tons of materials to […]
E.DSO new Policy podcast on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure & DSOs
E.DSO new Policy podcast on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure & DSOs 14 March 2022 The Fit for 55 package contains an important proposal for the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure. The new regulation aims at facilitating the uptake of electric mobility by setting mandatory targets for the deployment of recharging stations and incentivising smart charging. Electric […]
E.DSO New Podcast on the Recast of the Renewable Energy Directive and DSOs
E.DSO New Podcast on the Recast of the Renewable Energy Directive and DSOs 31 January 2022 One important piece of legislation under the Fit for 55 Package is the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The Directive sets a comprehensive framework for the deployment of renewables across all sectors of the economy. More importantly, it provides a […]
Hear! Hear! The Fit for 55 Package mammoth is released
Hear! Hear! The Fit for 55 Package mammoth is released Yesterday (14 July 2021) the European Commission released its long-awaited massive Fit for 55 Package. This includes a first batch of legislative proposals to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. EU is now attempting to develop the tools […]
Leading electricity distribution operators launch global initiative to boost the energy transition
Leading electricity distribution operators launch global initiative to boost the energy transition Global electricity distribution operators (DSOs) gathered on 26-27 January 2021 in the first sectoral initiative focused on their contribution to worldwide decarbonisation efforts. The roles and responsibilities of DSOs across the globe are rapidly evolving to deliver, and even accelerate, the energy transition. Against this […]
Making power grids fit for the transition will create 500,000 jobs
Making power grids fit for the transition will create 500,000 jobs Distribution grids are the backbone of the digital and energy transition, as they ensure a continuous and reliable electricity flow, integrate the majority of renewable energy sources and enable the creation of new services for consumers. But to be fit-for-purpose in an increasingly decarbonised, […]