This week, it was all-hands-on-deck for Eurelectric’s annual event. Power Summit 2025 brought together over 700 participants from across Europe and beyond for two dynamic days – powered by our strategic event partner, Accenture.
With a fresh Presidency team and the launch of two major studies, the event hosted timely conversations on the power sector’s top challenges. High-profile speakers included Dan Jørgensen, Energy and Housing Commissioner, the Danish and Romanian Energy Ministers, the Assistant Secretary-General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber at NATO, Members of European Parliament (MEPs), CEOs and more.
Here’s a debrief in case you missed it.
A new Presidency for Eurelectric
Just ahead of the big show, the Eurelectric board elected Markus Rauramo , CEO of @Fortum, as new President. After serving as Vice President alongside Georgios Stassis, Chairman and CEO of PPC S.A., Rauramo succeeds Leo Birnbaum of E.ON, who concluded a notable mandate marked by achievements such as the reform of electricity market design and the Grids4Speed campaign — all during the energy crisis.
Now joined by Georgios Stassis and new Vice President Catherine Fiamma MacGregor, CEO of ENGIE, the Presidency will focus on three strategic priorities:
- Promote clean electrification to facilitate competitiveness and growth for customers and European industries.
- Advocate to strengthen energy security and security of supply for Europe’s resilience.
- Explore new ways to drive the European digital opportunity and futureproof Europe’s energy system.
Flagship studies launched
A new industrial age
Industrial electrification was centre-stage on Day 1 as we launched The New Industrial Age, our flagship study on the potential of industrial electrification to bolster European competitiveness. The report digs into electric solutions to fossil-based processes and compares the two to gauge the potential these solutions bring to the table.
Fossil fuel import costs hit €350bn in 2024 alone – a price that Europe cannot sustain if it wants to stay competitive on the global stage. Electrification offers a way out – and in this study with our knowledge partner @Accenture, we’ve highlighted three trends across three key industrial segments:
- In low-temperature processes like battery manufacturing, electric solutions already lead
- In medium-temperature sectors such as milk powder production, electrification boosts efficiency
- In high-temperature industries like ethylene, innovation is key to achieving cost parity
Based on these findings, Eurelectric’s recommendations call for targeted support – including long-term contracts, expanded CCfDs and financial incentives – clean electrification could become cost-competitive across all segments by 2030.
Power 2 People
Day 2 saw the unveiling of five new commitments to support residential consumers on their journey to electrification. Built on a new consumer survey across 12 countries and developed with the support of Accenture, the updated Power2People framework responds to a simple truth: awareness is high, but adoption is still too low.
While 80% of customers say they’re taking steps to reduce emissions, only 23% have adopted electrified solutions.
“The energy crisis drove short-term savings, but not sufficient long-term change. To accelerate electrification, we must make sure that all consumers feel supported by lowering upfront costs and increasing simplicity.”
Kristian Ruby, Secretary General, Eurelectric
To close this gap, the power sector commits to:
- Communicate smarter – with multilingual, real-time advice
- Engage all consumers – including renters, vulnerable groups and the digitally excluded
- Boost efficiency – with tailored tips, tools and renovation support
- Simplify services – through intuitive apps and better access to solutions
- Promote flexibility – to help consumers save and support grid resilience
On and off the stage
Beyond the main launches, the summit was packed with plenary sessions , Power Talks, side events, and roundtables on topics like energy security, grid development, power purchase agreements, digitalisation (including data centres and AI), and European competitiveness.
We’ll explore these in more depth in the coming weeks. For now, here are a few highlights from behind the scenes.
Recognising energy leadership
This year’s Energy Leadership Award went to MEP Anna Stürgkh (Renew) for her work on the European Parliament’s report on electricity grids and her commitment to the energy transition.
Celebrating new talent
Moreover, we awarded Chiara Celesia and Guillaume Van Caelenberg with the Ana Aguado Scholarship, in recognition of their papers on the @European Commission’s review of its 2014 energy security of supply strategy.
The scholarship is joint initiative by E.DSO, ENTSO-E, Eurelectric, and the Florence School of Regulation in memory of Ana Aguado, a lawyer and a professional holding major positions in the energy sector for the last twenty years who passed away on 7 October 2016.
The two students the chance to attend the FSR Summer School on Regulation of Energy Utilities – a well-deserved recognition.
Stay tuned for Power Summit 2026
That’s a wrap – for now. Much more has happened than we can cover in one #FridayFeature. Follow Eurelectric for in-depth session breakdowns and videos on our YouTube channel.
Stay tuned for updates on Power Summit 2026!
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