# Electrification Action Plan Canonical URL: https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/electrification-action-plan Entry type: initiative Source edition current through: 17 July 2026 (2026-07-17). This is not a page modification date. Status: delivered. A delivered initiative is not necessarily legislation in force. Instrument: Communication Date as recorded: 17 Jul 2026 Date kind: date Status note: full date links only to published artifact types Promised timeline: Planned for Q1 2026. ## Previous steps Consultation ## Summary This plan will accelerate cost-effective, system-friendly electrification to lower energy costs, boost competitiveness and cut emissions. It tackles supply and demand across industry, transport and buildings, and will run in parallel with a Heating & Cooling Strategy. Delivery focuses on reliability and flexibility, expanding and digitalising grids, scaling storage and demand response, deepening cross-border integration, and encouraging new demand near clean generation. Policy levers will improve the electricity-to-fossil price ratio (i.e. energy taxation, network tariffs, removing non-energy charges) while mobilising financing, manufacturing capacity and skills along the value chain. Progress will be tracked using KPIs, including raising electricity’s share of final energy toward 32–33% by 2030. ## Sources - [Official source]() ## Action items (75; complete published list) ### 1. Action item 740001 An indicative electrification target of 46% by 2040 (electricity share in final energy consumption) will be subject to an impact assessment by the Commission as part of the Energy Union Package for the decade ahead (Q4 2026). Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 1. Digital dimension: no. ### 2. Action item 740003 The Commission has adopted alongside this plan Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 3. Digital dimension: no. ### 3. Action item 740004 • a legislative proposal on network charges to incentivise electrification, a flexible and system-friendly use of the grid, including storage installations and accelerating smart meter deployment, and to improve the electricity-to-gas price ratio from the network charges side. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 4. Digital dimension: no. ### 4. Action item 740005 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 5. Digital dimension: no. ### 5. Action item 740006 • propose a new network code and the revision of the network codes on requirements for generators and demand connection in 2026 to facilitate demand response and the seamless integration of battery storage, thermal storage, geothermal, EVs and heat pumps into the electricity grid; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 6. Digital dimension: no. ### 6. Action item 740007 • together with other parties to the Tripartite Agreement on Storage, and the Energy Union Task Force, ensure robust implementation of the commitments agreed in this cooperative model, covering the whole storage value chain, including long-term storage solutions; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 7. Digital dimension: no. ### 7. Action item 740008 • organise a high-level conference to assess barriers and solutions for storage, including long-duration storage and combined with renewable PPAs; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 8. Digital dimension: no. ### 8. Action item 740009 • assess the EU’s long-duration flexibility needs for 2030, 2040 and 2050, drawing on flexibility needs assessments and estimating in particular the potential of long-duration storage and demand response, and help identifying priority use cases, barriers to deployment and investment needs, including in energy-intensive industries, data centres, islands, remote areas, grid-constrained regions. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 9. Digital dimension: no. ### 9. Action item 740010 KPI: 200 GW of storage capacity by 2030 from around 55 GW in 2026. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 10. Digital dimension: no. ### 10. Action item 740011 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 11. Digital dimension: no. ### 11. Action item 740012 • launch a framework for regulatory sandboxes and living labs across Member States to enable new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) business models (cf. SWD(2026) 596); Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 12. Digital dimension: no. ### 12. Action item 740013 • assess and promote the introduction of smart charging by default in electricity supply contracts linked to EVs by mid-2027; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 13. Digital dimension: no. ### 13. Action item 740014 • introduce by end of 2027 V2G requirements for new EVs placed on the internal market in the Union as of 2030, including technical requirements to enable interoperability such as standardised communication protocols 34; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 14. Digital dimension: no. ### 14. Action item 740015 • support the development of a methodology to assess the flexibility potential in different industries and industrial processes, as well as data centres, to fill the knowledge gap in the emerging industrial flexibility sector by 2027; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 15. Digital dimension: no. ### 15. Action item 740016 • adopt a common Union rating scheme for data centres to increase transparency in the energy use of data centres and promote lead markets for sustainable digital assets and services across Europe, as well as introduce minimum performance standards for data centres to leverage their flexibility potential. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 16. Digital dimension: no. ### 16. Action item 740018 The Commission has adopted alongside this plan Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 18. Digital dimension: no. ### 17. Action item 740019 • as part of the legislative proposal on network charges a provision regarding the tax differential between electricity and gas. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 19. Digital dimension: no. ### 18. Action item 740020 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 20. Digital dimension: no. ### 19. Action item 740021 • propose measures on progressively phasing out fossil fuel subsidies as part of the post- 2030 Energy Union package (Q4 2026). Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 21. Digital dimension: no. ### 20. Action item 740022 KPI on national electricity/gas price ratios to maximum 2.5 for households and 2 for industry by 2030. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 22. Digital dimension: no. ### 21. Action item 740024 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 24. Digital dimension: no. ### 22. Action item 740025 • reinforce support to Member States in implementing Directive (EU) 2023/2413 on the promotion of energy from renewable sources (REDIII) with the aim to have full and adequate transposition by Summer 2027. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 25. Digital dimension: no. ### 23. Action item 740026 • support cross border cooperation amongst national authorities in the interest of faster nuclear reactor licensing decisions. In full respect of Member States' prerogative to determine their own energy mix, lifetime extension of existing reactors should be pursued unless uneconomical or incompatible with highest safety standards. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 26. Digital dimension: no. ### 24. Action item 740027 • review relevant EU legislation to facilitate the conclusion of long-term cross-border electricity contracts, including between low-carbon generators in one Member State and off-takers in another and launch, by Q2 2027, a map-based tool to help energy-intensive industries and investors assess the location-specific factors that inform their energy investments decisions (“GeoDep”), such as proximity of generation, available infrastructure or favourable electricity-to-gas price ratios42; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 27. Digital dimension: no. ### 25. Action item 740028 • set up a detailed auction design database by 2027 to complement the existing RES auction platform , to make the best use of public support; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 28. Digital dimension: no. ### 26. Action item 740029 • adopt guidance on NZIA non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions to ensure a secure and diversified industrial base for clean energy technologies. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 29. Digital dimension: no. ### 27. Action item 740031 The Commission will create a Geothermal Stakeholder Partnership by Q1 2027 to help lifting regulatory, technical and investment barriers and accelerating the deployment of geothermal energy. The Geothermal Stakeholder Partnership will gather skilled professionals from Member States and the industry to exchange best practices on data collection, national geothermal development strategies, financing, permitting, skills and public acceptance. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 31. Digital dimension: no. ### 28. Action item 740033 Member States are encouraged to make use of the options already laid down in the VAT Directive50 to support electrification by applying lower VAT rates to electrification technologies, e.g., heat pumps, solar panels and residential batteries, and to offer reduced registration taxes for electric vehicles, shorter depreciation times or tax incentives for company BEVs. As part of the Circular VAT initiative announced in the Clean Industrial Deal, the Commission will present an EU framework for Member States to encourage electrification of corporate fleets. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 33. Digital dimension: no. ### 29. Action item 740035 The proposal for the revision of the ETS Directive supports the decarbonisation of industry, including energy-intensive industries, inter alia through ensuring the Member States spend more of the national ETS revenues on the decarbonisation of the industrial sector and making the transitional free allocation of allowances conditional to investments into emissions reductions, including electrification. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 35. Digital dimension: no. ### 30. Action item 740036 • The proposal for a revised ETS framework includes the establishment of the € 100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank including the €30 billion ETS Investment Booster. Both mechanisms can support investments in industrial electrification, as the critical pathway for industrial decarbonisation, grid connection infrastructure, on-site energy management systems and battery or thermal storage, benefiting system integration. The calls for proposals will be launched immediately after the legislation is adopted. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 36. Digital dimension: no. ### 31. Action item 740037 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 37. Digital dimension: no. ### 32. Action item 740038 • launch a second industrial heat auction under the Innovation Fund in 2026 and further support the rollout of electrified and renewable heat solutions and industrial flexibility solutions to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 38. Digital dimension: no. ### 33. Action item 740039 • examine the case for an EU-level mechanism to pool industrial electricity demand and improve access to diversified low-carbon energy to reduce financial risks associated with PPAs; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 39. Digital dimension: no. ### 34. Action item 740040 • support exploring the potential and barriers for deploying direct-use renewable heating technologies (including thermal energy storage) for certain types of industries and geographies where direct heat might be plausible and more efficient than electrifying57; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 40. Digital dimension: no. ### 35. Action item 740041 • collaborate with industrial sectors, technology suppliers and Member States to develop sector-specific electrification roadmaps along the value chain, including the scale-up of electrification technologies, standards, modularisation of components, demand flexibility and protocols for the effective integration of these technologies in industrial processes, innovative business models and access to financing; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 41. Digital dimension: no. ### 36. Action item 740042 • work with industry to facilitate cluster-based partnerships for electrification and waste heat reuse of industrial sites, involving industrial actors, including data centres , as well as providers of energy and flexibility services59 Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 42. Digital dimension: no. ### 37. Action item 740044 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 44. Digital dimension: no. ### 38. Action item 740045 • review the Clean Vehicles Directive to assess targets and possibly further strengthening public procurement of zero emission vehicles by Q4 2027; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 45. Digital dimension: no. ### 39. Action item 740046 • put forward a recommendation on Fiscal and Non-fiscal demand-side incentives for zero-emission vehicles by Q4 2026; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 46. Digital dimension: no. ### 40. Action item 740047 KPI: By 2040, sufficient grid connections for publicly accessible HDV recharging and HDV depot charging will have to be deployed to enable 40% battery electric propulsion of EU truck fleet. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 47. Digital dimension: no. ### 41. Action item 740049 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 49. Digital dimension: no. ### 42. Action item 740050 • explore the possibility to introduce a clean heat market mechanism to incentivise rising shares of heat pump sales from manufacturers, redirect installers and manufacturers to clean heating and cooling solutions and boost competition, narrowing the upfront costs difference for heat pumps by 2027; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 50. Digital dimension: no. ### 43. Action item 740051 • examine ways to accelerate deployment of heat pumps in public buildings through public procurement; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 51. Digital dimension: no. ### 44. Action item 740052 • to ensure heat pump cost transparency, facilitate the rollout of national online comparison tools allowing consumers to easily secure a tailored, transparent and comparable “heat pump quote” from different brands and installers; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 52. Digital dimension: no. ### 45. Action item 740053 • promote innovative financing and business models for heat pumps within integrated packages of renovation and adaptation works in residential buildings through the Better Homes Partnerships, to accelerate uptake, replication and access to finance; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 53. Digital dimension: no. ### 46. Action item 740054 • mobilise the Heat Pump Accelerator platform and the Energy Efficiency Financing Accelerator to derisk and finance investment in heat pumps and connections to district heating and cooling systems with related to solar thermal and geothermal projects; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 54. Digital dimension: no. ### 47. Action item 740055 • adopt a Cooling and Heating Action Plan, including to address the growing need for efficient cooling for EU citizens and economy. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 55. Digital dimension: no. ### 48. Action item 740056 KPI: increase installation rate of heat pumps to around 4 million per year in 2030 compared to 2025 of 2.4 million Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 56. Digital dimension: no. ### 49. Action item 740058 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 58. Digital dimension: no. ### 50. Action item 740059 • review the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) in 2026 to further support the accelerated roll-out of charging infrastructure, including for e-HDV, while ensuring no region is left behind. The review will address data collection on current and future needs on depots charging, and further support the accelerated roll-out of OPS; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 59. Digital dimension: no. ### 51. Action item 740060 • update common technical specifications for publicly accessible and private recharging points under AFIR to ensure technical interoperability and ensure bi-directional recharging capabilities; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 60. Digital dimension: no. ### 52. Action item 740061 • ensure a coordinated European deployment of e-HDV charging infrastructure as part of the whole value chain approach to e-HDV in 2026 and expand e-HDVs Clean Transport Corridors initiative to other TEN-T corridors, and design with Member States a European financial tool for the derisking of investment in e-HDV recharging stations; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 61. Digital dimension: no. ### 53. Action item 740062 • work with Member States and industry to identify remaining enabling conditions for the deployment of zero-emission HDVs, including incentives for the demand for the vehicles and agree on joint action plans for the enabling framework for the transition under the 2030 CO2 targets for HDVs; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 62. Digital dimension: no. ### 54. Action item 740063 • work on removing barriers for the electrification of ferries and inland navigation vessels, such as lack of recharging infrastructure in ports. Member States should consider the frontloading of credits under the RED credit mechanism to facilitate investment in recharging points, including depots charging73. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 63. Digital dimension: no. ### 55. Action item 740064 KPI: By 2040, deployment of sufficient port grid capacity and shore-side charging infrastructure to enable battery-electric propulsion for one third of the EU ferry fleet. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 64. Digital dimension: no. ### 56. Action item 740066 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 66. Digital dimension: no. ### 57. Action item 740067 • launch an EU Waste Heat initiative to provide investment certainty and support business models for waste heat recovery and use in DHC (by Q2 2027); Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 67. Digital dimension: no. ### 58. Action item 740068 • mobilise the Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition and the Energy Efficiency Financing Accelerator to derisk and finance DHC investment and strengthen the EU supply chain; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 68. Digital dimension: no. ### 59. Action item 740069 • support the European City Facility to fund municipal heating and cooling plans and launch by in summer 2026 a first pilot action of EUR 15 million funding up to 180 plans launched, with the aim to expand to turn 1000 local heating and cooling plans into investible business. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 69. Digital dimension: no. ### 60. Action item 740070 KPIs: Supply 11% of EU heat demand from waste heat recovery by 2050; DHC systems to supply 15% of total heating and cooling supply by 2030 and DHC networks to grow 6-7% per year by 2030. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 70. Digital dimension: no. ### 61. Action item 740072 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 72. Digital dimension: no. ### 62. Action item 740073 • reinforce within the SET Plan the support of the uptake of clean energy technologies central to electrification of certain industrial processes, by developing and endorsing Common Investment and Implementation Plan for these technologies by Q1 2027; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 73. Digital dimension: no. ### 63. Action item 740074 • work with the European Industrial Alliance on SMRs to conclude the second call for projects in the context of the objective of first SMR projects becoming operational in Europe by early 2030s; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 74. Digital dimension: no. ### 64. Action item 740075 • update the EU hydrogen strategy to ensure the availability of complementary decarbonisation solutions for industrial processes where direct electrification is not feasible or cost-effective. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 75. Digital dimension: no. ### 65. Action item 740077 The Commission will: Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 77. Digital dimension: no. ### 66. Action item 740078 • support Member States and industry in the context of the upcoming European Strategy for Vocational Education and Training (VET) with a stronger sectoral focus and awareness raising to attract a new generation of skilled workers across the electrification value chain; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 78. Digital dimension: no. ### 67. Action item 740079 • adopt an initiative to support the portability of qualifications and skills across the EU, including dual use technologies and cyber protection applications for electricity grids; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 79. Digital dimension: no. ### 68. Action item 740080 • provide through the Clean Heat Market Mechanism sufficient incentives for manufactures to support training of electricians and installers through vocational and educational training partnerships between companies and technical schools to share equipment and develop real-life cutting-edge equipment; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 80. Digital dimension: no. ### 69. Action item 740081 • explore support for access to certifications for energy-efficient construction and installation services and electrification by design in the upcoming Construction Services Act. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 81. Digital dimension: no. ### 70. Action item 740083 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 83. Digital dimension: no. ### 71. Action item 740084 • adopt guidance on NZIA provisions on public procurement procedures for net-zero technologies. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 84. Digital dimension: no. ### 72. Action item 740085 • create an Electrification Action Plan Alliance with national authorities in synergy with the Energy Union Task Force and bringing together all stakeholders across the value chain with a special focus the swift electrification. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 85. Digital dimension: no. ### 73. Action item 740086 The Commission will Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 86. Digital dimension: no. ### 74. Action item 740087 • seek to unlock ambition across all regions of the globe with its partners of the Electrify Now Initiative by showcasing successes, identifying opportunities, securing commitments and strengthening delivery plans; Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 87. Digital dimension: no. ### 75. Action item 740088 • build a wide coalition of countries that are willing to commit to global clean electrification, rooted in the tripling of renewable energy capacity globally and the new global objectives to reach 35% of electrification by 2035 promoted by the COP31 presidency. Provenance: source document doc-111, paragraph 88. Digital dimension: no. ## Referenced entries - [Clean Industrial Deal]() — status: not recorded. The Clean Industrial Deal connects industrial decarbonisation with affordable energy, investment and demand for cleaner products. Its measures address electricity costs, permitting, grid infrastructure, state aid and finance for industrial projects. Product standards, procurement and support for circular production are intended to strengthen markets for low-carbon goods and access to raw materials. The programme also covers trade partnerships and changes to the carbon border mechanism. Skills, quality jobs and measures supporting a fair transition accompany the industrial agenda, linking changes in production with the needs of workers and communities. Source document doc-111, action item 740033: > Member States are encouraged to make use of the options already laid down in the VAT Directive50 to support electrification by applying lower VAT rates to electrification technologies, e.g., heat pumps, solar panels and residential batteries, and to offer reduced registration taxes for electric vehicles, shorter depreciation times or tax incentives for company BEVs. As part of the Circular VAT initiative announced in the Clean Industrial Deal, the Commission will present an EU framework for Member States to encourage electrification of corporate fleets. - [Energy Union Package]() — status: forthcoming. The EU will deepen its Energy Union to deliver affordable, clean energy through stronger governance and integration. Therefore, the Commission will launch an Energy Union Task Force, publish a White Paper on electricity-market integration, revise the Governance Regulation, and present a Clean Energy Investment Strategy, a Nuclear Illustrative Programme (PINC), and a Fusion Strategy. It will table an Electrification Action Plan, a Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector, and a Heating & Cooling Strategy to accelerate electrification, flexibility and efficiency. A revised energy-security framework will enhance stability and resilience, informed by lessons from the energy crisis. Source document doc-111, action item 740001: > An indicative electrification target of 46% by 2040 (electricity share in final energy consumption) will be subject to an impact assessment by the Commission as part of the Energy Union Package for the decade ahead (Q4 2026). Source document doc-111, action item 740021: > • propose measures on progressively phasing out fossil fuel subsidies as part of the post- 2030 Energy Union package (Q4 2026). - [European Strategy for VET]() — status: forthcoming. The Strategy upgrades VET into a first-choice pathway for competitiveness, cohesion and generational renewal. It tackles skills shortages by modernising curricula with employers, expanding work-based learning, and boosting mobility and internationalisation (via Erasmus+ and a pilot European VET diploma/label in 2025–26). It raises excellence and inclusiveness, combats gender stereotypes, and sets a 2030 STEM target: at least 45% of initial medium-level VET enrolment, with one in four women. Centres of Vocational Excellence will scale transnational partnerships and drive national reforms, while recognition frameworks ease cross-border learning and careers, making VET as valued as higher education across the Union. Source document doc-111, action item 740078: > • support Member States and industry in the context of the upcoming European Strategy for Vocational Education and Training (VET) with a stronger sectoral focus and awareness raising to attract a new generation of skilled workers across the electrification value chain; ## Citing documents - [Commission work programme 2026 + Annex]() — status: not recorded. The 2026 work programme sets out planned legislation and policy initiatives across competitiveness, technology, energy and social policy. It includes changes to company rules, innovation and procurement, together with proposals concerning advanced materials, chips, cloud infrastructure, quantum technology and biotechnology. Other work covers product rules, circularity, energy systems, capital markets and competition procedures. Security and border-management measures sit alongside proposals on jobs, labour mobility, education, digital fairness and audiovisual media. Better regulation and intergenerational fairness are also part of this programme, which records indicative timetables and proposed legal bases. Source document doc-009, action item 100013: > Electrification action plan, including heating and cooling (non-legislative, Q1 2026) - [Competitiveness Compass]() — status: not recorded. The Competitiveness Compass brings together work on innovation, industrial transition and the conditions for businesses to grow in Europe. Its agenda spans startups, strategic technologies, research and investment, alongside affordable energy, cleaner industry and circular production. Measures on the Single Market, simpler rules, procurement and standardisation accompany this sectoral work. The programme also includes trade partnerships, raw-material supplies, security and preparedness. Skills, labour mobility and quality jobs connect the economic agenda with workforce needs. The programme combines strategies, legislative proposals, investment initiatives and coordination measures across these policy areas. Source document doc-019, action item 180016: > Electrification Action Plan and European Grids Package [Q1 2026] - [Affordable Energy Action Plan]() — status: delivered. Source document doc-024, action item 230017: > Electrification Action Plan: Promotes the rapid electrification of industry, transport, and heating and cooling sectors to reduce fossil fuel dependence and lower system costs, with the aim of increasing electricity's share of final energy consumption to around 32–33% by 2030. [Q1 2026] ## Current developments Latest updates from Digital Policy Alert and Global Trade Alert. No reviewed developments available; this does not establish that no developments exist. ## Associated policy priorities - [Infrastructure & Strategic Resources]() ## Broader policy context (shared priority; not a direct citation) - [Battery Booster Strategy]() — status: delivered. Battery Booster plans use Innovation Fund and InvestEU support to reinforce the European battery value chain from raw materials to cell manufacturing. Measures include EUR 1 billion in grants for electric vehicle battery-cell projects, EUR 1.5 billion in interest-free Battery Booster Facility loans, and funding of up to EUR 300 million for critical raw-material projects. It also covers strategic-project calls, investment conditions, supply-chain diversification, EU content requirements and research on battery concepts, materials and manufacturing technologies. - [Chips Act 2.0]() — status: in progress. The review will sharpen Europe’s semiconductor strategy for the AI era, addressing gaps in leading-edge capacity and ecosystem resilience. It will prioritise energy-efficient, secure AI chips; streamline State-aid pathways; improve monitoring of supply-chain vulnerabilities and technology-leakage risks; and better coordinate EU-national programmes. Leveraging the Chips Joint Undertaking and EuroHPC, it will back new fabs and advanced packaging lines and tie support to strategic projects. The review aligns with the AI Continent agenda (i.e. powering AI Factories and forthcoming Gigafactories and setting requirements for European AI semiconductors) within a renewed, more coherent EU funding framework. - [Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA)]() — status: in progress. This law will close Europe’s compute gap by tripling data-centre capacity within 5–7 years and meeting economy-wide needs by 2035, underpinning AI development and sovereign cloud services. It will harmonise cloud policy, set minimum criteria (including for a narrow set of highly critical use cases run on highly secure EU-based cloud), and streamline permitting, site designation and access to energy/water, ensuring geographically balanced rollout. The Act will spur R&I in resource-efficient data centres, enable targeted support consistent with State-aid rules, and complement AI Factories/Gigafactories and the Chips Act ecosystem. - [Digital Networks Act (DNA)]() — status: in progress. This law will build a true Single Market for connectivity by harmonising authorisations and spectrum policy, enabling cross-border services and a coordinated path to 6G. It modernises the telecom rulebook to spur investment in fibre, 5G and cloud/edge networks, integrates satellite services, and tackles market fragmentation that keeps Europe split into various national markets. It will streamline permits, clarify open-internet rules for innovative services, support copper switch-off and cloud-based network transformation, and target up to a 50% reduction in reporting burdens. A stronger EU governance model will replace patchwork oversight, boosting resilience, security and scale for operators and users. - [Energy Digitalisation Forum]() — status: forthcoming. EU digitalisation work on energy focuses on deploying digital solutions and European sovereign AI for grid optimisation, efficiency in buildings and industry, and demand-side flexibility. The strategic roadmap also addresses data centres' integration into the energy system and challenges linked to AI in critical infrastructure. It is accompanied by work on AI models for power grids and data sharing between energy and digital stakeholders. - [EU Critical Raw Materials Centre]() — status: forthcoming. The EU will establish the Platform to aggregate industrial demand, coordinate tenders, and secure diversified supplies for strategic value chains. Building on AggregateEU and complementing the Critical Raw Materials Act, the platform will align procurement across sectors, lower transaction costs for SMEs, and leverage EU and national de-risking tools. A dedicated EU Critical Raw Materials Centre will provide the purchasing backbone, organising joint buying for interested firms with Member States, coordinating strategic stockpiles, monitoring supply chains, and designing financial products for upstream projects in the EU and partner countries. - [EU Framework for Simplified Cross-Border Energy Data Exchange]() — status: forthcoming. The Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector, adopted by the Commission on 3 June 2026, lists as a flagship action the establishment of an EU framework for simplified cross-border energy data exchange for smart energy services and AI model training. The Commission says the core challenge is the absence of a coherent EU approach for trusted, cross-border energy data exchange. It says it will coordinate actions to streamline and simplify energy-specific data exchange in order to support cross-border smart energy services and sovereign AI, and that better exchange of energy data can help activate flexibility from electric vehicles, heat pumps, batteries and controllable demand. The roadmap says the work will build on stakeholder recommendations on data exchange for smart energy services published on 20 May. - [EU Open Internet Stack]() — status: not recorded. The Open Internet Stack Initiative will fund development of end-user applications and underlying technologies for European sovereign digital commons. It has over €40 million dedicated within two Horizon Europe calls worth €307.3 million under the 'Digital, Industry and Space' cluster. The calls also support trustworthy AI, data services, robotics, quantum technologies, photonics and virtual worlds. Businesses, public administrations, academia and other entities from Member States and partner countries can apply until 15 April 2026. - [EU Space Act]() — status: in progress. The law will establish a single, harmonised regulatory framework for the safety, resilience, and environmental sustainability of space activities across the Union. It aims to overcome the fragmentation caused by 13 divergent national space laws across Europe, ensuring a predictable internal market for space services and space-based data. The Act introduces uniform authorisation and registration rules, tailored cybersecurity and debris-mitigation obligations, and a common environmental footprint methodology. By providing legal certainty and reducing regulatory complexity, it will strengthen the competitiveness of EU space operators, foster innovation in the New Space sector, and position Europe as a global standard-setter in space governance. - [EuroHPC Amendment for AI Gigafactories and Quantum]() — status: in progress. Proposed changes to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking would provide a legal basis for AI Gigafactories and broaden its quantum remit. The facilities would support the development, training and deployment of large AI models for researchers, public-sector users, start-ups and industry, subject to access conditions. The quantum provisions cover research, innovation, infrastructure, skills, industrial capability, competence centres and links with classical high-performance computing. - [European Critical Communication System (EUCCS)]() — status: forthcoming. The Commission will propose legislation to interconnect Member States’ next-generation critical communications used by police, civil protection, emergency medical, border and security authorities. EUCCS will set harmonised requirements for operational mobility, strong resilience and strategic autonomy, enabling secure cross-border voice/data, priority services and roaming, including satellite back-up via IRIS². It will modernise national systems, ensure interoperability and encrypted communications, and support crisis coordination from terrorism to large-scale disasters. Governance will link with the Preparedness Union’s all-hazards approach and ERCC, with EU-funded pilots building capabilities using European providers. - [European Grids Package]() — status: delivered. The European Grid Package will fast-track expansion and modernisation of transmission and distribution networks, deepening market integration and lowering bills. It streamlines TEN-E, accelerates permitting — including environmental assessments — and mandates integrated, cross-border planning with effective cost-sharing, focusing on interconnectors and distribution grids. It prioritises digitalisation, flexibility and efficient use of existing assets, while increasing visibility of manufacturing supply needs. An EIB “grids manufacturing package” (≈€1.5 bn) will underpin EU component capacity, and an “Energy Highways” effort will tackle critical bottlenecks. Together, the measures unlock renewables and storage, strengthen security of supply, and support electrification at least cost. - [European Tech Sovereignty / Open-Source Strategy]() — status: delivered. The EU Open Source Strategy positions open source as a component of European technological sovereignty, especially for public administrations. It seeks to reduce dependency on single vendors and lock-in, while making digital assets easier to discover, reuse and maintain. Planned work includes procurement guidance, operational guidance for open assets, support for open-source bodies and networks, collaboration on key shared assets, and common repository security baselines. - [RESourceEU Action Plan]() — status: delivered. RESourceEU is intended to reduce critical-raw-material supply risks through finance, faster permitting, recycling, diversification and international partnerships. A CRM financing hub aims to mobilise EUR 3 billion within 12 months, while Horizon Europe calls of EUR 593 million and EUR 100 million of blended European Innovation Council finance support its objectives. The plan also backs projects in Greenland and Germany, raw-material matchmaking, stockpiling, export-scrap measures, foreign-investment controls and standards-based markets. - [Smart Meter Regulation]() — status: forthcoming. EU requirements for smart meters are intended to give consumers timely access to consumption data and dynamic electricity-price contracts, while helping networks manage changing supply and demand. The Commission has established interoperability requirements and procedures for non-discriminatory, transparent data access to support customer switching, retail competition and consumer choice. Smart meters also give network operators better information for investment planning and infrastructure management. - [Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector]() — status: delivered. The roadmap would connect digitalisation and AI with energy-system performance, data-centre integration and security. It proposes a model tripartite agreement for data centres, an EU rating scheme, smart-grid indicators, greater smart-meter coverage and AI models for grid management and permitting. It also envisages a framework for cross-border energy-data exchange, risk assessment for solar installations, an Energy Digitalisation Forum, a Fuel Observatory and a Better Energy Data initiative. - [Vision for the European Space Economy]() — status: delivered. Vision for the European Space Economy proposes common technical standards, more coordinated single-market procedures and assistance for operators complying with EU rules. Delivered through the EU Space Act, measures include support for space-traffic-management services, mutual recognition of rules with third countries and strengthened space research and innovation. A long-term plan addresses multi-source supply for 47 identified critical space technologies, alongside updated roadmaps intended to strengthen the security and resilience of EU satellite and space infrastructure. --- [Reading guide and interpretation notes]() · [Methodology]()