Energy Pathways to Meet Increased Demand | Key Report (Generation Perspective)
As electricity demand accelerates across Europe, the generation side of the transition is entering a decisive decade: scaling clean capacity fast—while keeping reliability and affordability intact.
In Riga, Dr.
Eamonn Lannoye
(Director of Research & Development, EPRI Europe) shared a generation-focused view of what’s changing in power systems: rapid annual additions of renewables and storage, the start of major thermal retirements, and the need to adapt system operations to a future where high-renewables conditions become the norm, not the exception.
A key takeaway: the transition is not only about adding capacity—it’s about ensuring system performance at speed and scale, with grid stability, operational readiness, and market design evolving alongside the technology.
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