How can Europe secure the electricity infrastructure required to deliver a secure, resilient and competitive energy transition? Join policymakers, industry leaders and key stakeholders for a defining conversation.
Register InterestHosted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), the 2026 European Grids Summit will place the spotlight on the European Grids Package. On stage we will examine how to accelerate permitting, streamline grid connection procedures, strengthen supply chains and skills, and ensure that European-level planning remains grounded in national realities.
The Summit will open with networking coffee, followed by welcoming remarks from the ENTSO-E President and Secretary General and keynote speeches from EU representatives and Ministers of Energy. The afternoon programme will feature three high-level panel discussions.
As electrification accelerates and system complexity increases, Europe's grids must evolve faster than ever before. The 2026 European Grids Summit will be the central forum for strategic dialogue, practical solutions and policy alignment to ensure the power system is ready for the decade ahead.
Reforming planning and permitting frameworks to unlock a truly interconnected European grid.
Mobilising industrial capacity and skilled workforce to meet the demands of the energy transition.
Ensuring grids remain secure and resilient critical infrastructure in an unstable geopolitical context.
Bringing together the most relevant policymakers, operators and industry leaders for high-level dialogue.
This panel will dive into how the European Grids Package is set to reshape the way Europe plans, builds and delivers its electricity infrastructure. It will examine the impact of proposed reforms to planning and permitting frameworks on the development of a truly interconnected grid — and what must still be unlocked to turn ambition into delivery.
The panel will zoom in on the revision of the EU's Energy Security Framework, with a special focus on grids as critical infrastructure for Europe's security and resilience in an increasingly unstable geopolitical context.
This panel will examine how Europe can mobilise the industrial capacity, skilled workforce and financing required to modernise existing networks and build the next generation of grid infrastructure — turning strategic ambition into tangible industrial delivery.
Keynote speeches will be delivered by senior EU representatives and Ministers of Energy. Panelists will include leading figures from transmission system operators, regulators, industry and civil society across Europe.
This is an invitation-only event. Should you be interested in attending, we kindly ask you to reach out with the subject line "Interest in attending 2026 European Grids Summit".
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