In a paper published on July 12, 8 leading European transmission system operators (TSOs) launched a joint initiative which highlights the enabling role they play in the energy transition and provides concrete examples of their enabling activities.
As described in the paper they released, APG (Austria), Elia Group (Belgium), RTE (France), Amprion (Germany), Terna (Italy), TenneT (the Netherlands), Red Eléctrica de España (Spain) and Swissgrid (Switzerland) are helping to establish a climate-neutral society by 2050 by limiting the carbon footprint of their own activities and value chains; expanding and developing their electricity grids to facilitate the integration of renewables and flexibility resources into the system, and supporting the direct and indirect electrification of different sectors of the economy.
In line with the aims of the 2015 Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal and related “Fit for 55” legislative package, the EU and Switzerland have committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
As outlined in long-term energy scenarios, electricity will play a key role in the decarbonisation of the economy . The electricity grid will become the backbone of a greener energy system and the work of TSOs will be crucial for achieving Europe’s climate goals. TSOs are, therefore, currently playing the role of energy transition enablers: they are facilitating the decarbonisation of the European electricity system and, consequently, the decarbonisation of society as a whole.
The core of the TSO activities and responsibilities is to ensure the secure and high-quality delivery of electricity across national and interconnected transmission grids, which are the backbone of European society.
The paper comprises a detailed overview of TSO activities and their contribution to the decarbonisation of European society. It includes a number of flagship grid maintenance and development projects undertaken by the paper’s authors, which illustrate their activities and contribution to decarbonisation in a tangible way.
Source: Terna
