Contexte is publishing drafts of the European Grids Package, which the European Commission is due to adopt on 10 December.
It would give the European Commission greater control over planning, prioritise eight “energy highways” intended to progress critical infrastructure, and streamline permitting rules for grid infrastructure.
As expected , there’s also a revision of the regulation on trans-European networks for energy, TEN-E. Plus plans to reward local communities when they approve renewable projects — and for operators to accept grid…