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Marta Pacheco

European Commission to unveil €1.2 trillion plan to upgrade the EU's electric grids, leak shows

The European Commission is to launch a near-€1.2 trillion project aimed at helping EU member states fast-track permits for grid infrastructure, renewable energy projects and storage, in a bid to modernise the bloc’s electric grid, according to a leaked document seen by Euronews.

The bloc’s existing grid planning and permitting system has been criticised as fragmented and inadequate to the pace of needed expansion, a significant obstacle to renewable energy integration.

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