Jørgensen reiterates need for a central scenario as MEPs back European Supergrid

On 28 January, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen held an exchange of views with the European Parliament’s energy committee (ITRE) on the European Commission’s new Grids Package, with the proposed Central European Scenario a central focus of the discussion.

Jørgensen argued that Europe needs to fundamentally change the way it plans its energy infrastructure, warning that the current bottom-up approach is “very fragile” and allows situations where “one country is able to block other countries.”

Addressing concerns from Member States and transmission system operators, the Commissioner stressed that the proposal is not intended to replace existing planning processes.

“This new way of planning is not something we do as a replacement of national and regional and local planning,” Jørgensen said. “It’s something we do on top of that.”

MEPs highlight the case for a European Supergrid

The Commissioner’s remarks reinforce long-standing calls from SupergridEurope for more coordinated, pan-European electricity planning based on shared demand and supply assumptions.

In parallel, Members of the European Parliament have repeatedly underlined the importance of grid interconnection in strengthening Europe’s energy security and lowering electricity prices.

In the videos below, Sean Kelly MEP and Bruno Tobback MEP speak in favour of a European Supergrid and the need for a more integrated approach to electricity infrastructure across the EU.

Sean Kelly MEP stresses that a fully interconnected European grid is essential to energy security, reducing dependence on external energy sources. Bruno Tobback MEP highlights how grid interconnection enables renewable, indigenous electricity to flow to where it is needed most, helping to stabilise and lower electricity prices.

Their messages closely align with the Commission’s proposal to establish a single Central European Scenario under the EU Grids Package, which would provide a common long-term reference point for grid planning across the EU, while leaving infrastructure development and delivery with national transmission system operators.

As SupergridEurope has consistently argued, robust, independent scenario-setting at European level is a prerequisite for a secure, affordable and climate-aligned European energy system.