This week, the Confederation of Danish Industry has launched a new initiative called "Powering European Industry 2.0" on the electrification of European industry at the PEI 2.0 conference in Brussels.
The initiative comes in light of the challenges facing European industry: high energy prices, geopolitical instability, climate change and dependence on imported fossil fuels and raw materials. With the Danish EU presidency in the second half of 2025, Denmark will have a central role in energy policy negotiations.
"The initiative should help to kick-start the conversation in the EU on how to ensure sufficient energy, promote economic growth and create quality jobs through a comprehensive European action plan for electrification", DI writes in a statement.
Danish Industry presents 12 concrete policy recommendations that the EU should act on immediately to promote comprehensive electrification as part of the green transition. Among the proposals are that member states should incorporate a target of 32 percent electrification in their national energy and climate plans (NECPs), lower electricity taxes, and ensure a well-functioning internal market with flexible and market-based energy systems.
DI also calls on the EU to accelerate approvals of new infrastructure, increase financing for projects of common interest, and promote investments in electricity grids, heating and hydrogen infrastructure. Transparent tariff regulation and standardized grid connection fees should prevent bottlenecks in the expansion of the electricity grid.
The industry must also be given a better framework for self-production and communities. DI recommends allowing industrial communities for energy, direct power lines and flexible grid connection agreements in all member states.
"In connection with the Danish EU presidency, we, the Confederation of Danish Industry, are committed to ensuring that competitiveness remains the central focus, while maintaining high European green ambitions, with electrification as a central driving force," says DI.
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