EU Energy ministers will, for the first time, discuss the European Commission’s draft proposals for a €9.1 billion infrastructure package published in October.

At discussions in Luxembourg today, they will hear a first “exchange of views” on the plan, in which “electricity networks must be upgraded and modernised to meet increasing electricity demand”. The proposal aims not only at the physical infrastructure for energy, but also at the “full integration of the internal energy market”, to “ensure security of supply in the Union, to promote energy efficiency and…the interconnection of energy networks”, a European Council briefing said.

Supporting this plan for free movement of electricity is a collection of 34 concerned organisations. Organised by EWEA, Europacable and Eurelectric, the 17 associations and 17 companies have come together to lend their voice to the call for a single electricity market to increase competition, improve security of supply, help deliver climate goals and integrate modern technologies including renewables. Ranging from renewable energy associations to high-tech engineering companies, these 34 organisations support a statement sent today to all 27 Permanent Representations to the EU by Eurelectric, in which the importance of achieving these goals is emphasised, and published in EU affairs newspaper ‘European Voice’.

To lend your support for free movement of electricity, visit the website, read the statement and sign the supporters form.