demonstrates this: the country’s decentralised electricity system and its connection to the EU grid (Ukraine’s and Moldova’s electricity grids were synchronised with the EU grid in March 2022), allowed Ukraine to survive early Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. This proved especially valuable during the first winter after the invas
of its electricity from domestic
A good example among EU countries is Denmark, which already obtains about half of its electricity from domestic renewable sources. This means it is less dependent on external suppliers and more insulated against geopolitical shocks Investment in energy grids is crucial for the development of renewable potential. This is because the extension of net
From spring 2022 onwards
Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine demonstrated the risks of depending on single fossil-fuel suppliers. From spring 2022 onwards, Russia began to reduce or cut off gas supplies to its European customers in an attempt to blackmail them into changing their policies on Ukraine. Europeans, in turn, had to quickly find alternative suppliers to ensur