CESEC expands membership and advances energy connectivity

The European Commission and CESEC ministers met in Zagreb to discuss cross-border energy infrastructure, electrification and responses to high energy prices, while officially welcoming Czechia and Poland as new members.

• The meeting in Zagreb reviewed progress on cross-border energy infrastructure, electrification, and measures to address persistently high energy prices in the region.
• CESEC officially welcomed Czechia and Poland as new members; the Commission also renewed the mandate of Prof Dr Klaus-Dieter Borchardt as CESEC Coordinator.
• The Commission said the Electrification Action Plan points to raising the share of energy from an electrified system from 23% today to 46% by 2040.
• Background: CESEC was set up in 2015 for gas infrastructure cooperation and expanded in 2017 to include electricity and renewable energy; related documents and ministerial conclusions were published alongside the meeting.