A system approach to energy security
03 February 2025
The past years have put energy security high up on the European agenda and, in the coming months, the European Commission could review its energy security legislative framework to adapt it to present and future challenges.
In this paper, the European gas power plant industry argues for an integrated approach to energy security, which considers the energy system as a whole and, particularly, responds to the evolutions induced by the decarbonisation and electrification on the energy system.
Our recommendations
- Focus on the essentials and adapt to a decarbonising energy system
- Take an integrated approach to energy security
- Extend the gas security of supply to all (decarbonised) gases and fuels
- Take a broad approach to flexibility and storage
- Integrate new threats linked to electrification
- Combine wholesale price signals with reliable investment signals
