Dan Jørgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing, has acknowledged, in a written parliamentary response, that “geothermal energy has an important role to play in the decarbonisation of the EU’s energy system”. He added, “The potential of geothermal energy has been so far hindered by challenges related inter alia to planning, permitting, skills, financing and availability of data”.
It is generally expected that that the Plan will be published in the first quarter of 2026.
Philippe Dumas, secretary-general of the European Geothermal Energy Council, said: “The first practical step is to bring forward the launch of the Industrial Alliance that the Energy Council and the European Parliament called for last year, as this accelerates investments now”.
Sanjeev Kumar, EGEC’s policy director, commented “Whilst this is a step forward it is a little disappointing that the Commissioner’s response did not fully acknowledge geothermal’s role in the sustainable electrification of Europe or outline specific initiatives on financing such as a Tripartite Contract for geothermal, which was outlined for other renewables in the Affordable Energy Action Plan”.
More information at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2024-003008-ASW_EN.html
