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¿Podrá la red energética europea resistir guerras, clima extremo y ciberataques?

Kristian Ruby, de Eurelectric, explica por qué Europa debe modernizar sus redes energéticas para resistir condiciones meteorológicas extremas, el aumento de los ciberataques y las amenazas geopolíticas en un futuro cada vez más electrificado.

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00:00Europe is in a fairly good spot compared to the rest of the world.
00:03If we look towards the U.S., the grids are in a significantly worse state.
00:08Same in other parts of the world.
00:10That said, we are entering a new era where the amount of threats and challenges
00:16for running stable electricity grids are on the rise.
00:30Hello, and a very warm welcome to Energy Frontiers, our monthly series exploring the global energy
00:37landscape from right here in Baku, Azerbaijan.
00:40This month, we're asking how do we build resilient networks for the future as electrical grids,
00:46transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, ports and other energy installations are increasingly
00:51coming under threat with hazards ranging from cyber to physical attacks to damage from extreme
00:58weather.
00:59We'll be putting all of these questions and more to Christian Ruby, the Secretary General
01:03of Euroelectric.
01:04But first, here's a quick look at where we stand today.
01:09Renewables will dominate Europe's electricity generation by 2050, so the need for more flexible,
01:16decentralised and secure infrastructure is urgent.
01:19At the same time, cyber attacks on Europe's energy sector have surged, threatening the stability
01:25and resilience of critical systems.
01:27Euroelectric, the federation of Europe's electricity industry, also points to risks linked to climate
01:34change.
01:35It says weather damage to ageing grids has risen exponentially in recent years, underscoring
01:41the vulnerability of existing infrastructure.
01:44It also suggests that EU countries and Norway must invest around 67 billion euros per year until
01:522050 to upgrade and future-proof their grids through the energy transition.
01:58I'm delighted to say that joining me now from the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, is Christian Ruby,
02:05the Secretary General of Euroelectric.
02:08Christian, it's great to see you.
02:10Thank you for being here today.
02:12Great to see you.
02:13Christian, let me start by asking you about the resilience of Europe's electricity grid.
02:18When you strip away the political rhetoric and you look at the robustness, the preparedness
02:23of the power networks, how protected are they from simultaneous risks?
02:28So the answer is that Europe is in a fairly good spot compared to the rest of the world.
02:33If we look towards the US, the grids are in a significantly worse state.
02:38Same in other parts of the world.
02:40That said, we are entering a new era where the amount of threats and challenges for running
02:47stable electricity grids are on the rise.
02:52We have sabotage, we have hot wars, we have cyber attacks, and we have extreme weather.
02:57This is all making it much more difficult to deliver electricity reliably.
03:02That said, there are regions where the infrastructure is more robust.
03:06For instance, in the Nordics, this is also a region that is more interconnected than the others.
03:12You advocate for decentralization and greater flexibility, but some critics might say that
03:17that simply shifts the risks from central grids to millions of poorly regulated local ones.
03:23The technological development is basically putting us in a situation where a lot of things
03:29are decentralizing by themselves.
03:31We have millions of new generation sites entering the grid, and there's no stopping that because
03:38this is the most cheap and most available technology.
03:42What we need to do as system operators is to make sure that we can handle such a situation reliably.
03:50This new or decentralized system comes with advantages.
03:54It is more resilient, and we've seen, for instance, in Ukraine, that it is easier to bomb a centralized
04:03power plant rather than a whole bunch of decentralized solar installations.
04:08So there are also upsides when it comes to the resiliency of a more decentralized system.
04:13But the challenge we have in Europe is to make sure that this very decentralized system also operates
04:20in a reliable way. And this is where the centralized machines come in to make sure that there is
04:26system stability and that there is backup if the sun goes away or the wind is not available.
04:33Would you say that the war in Ukraine has permanently shifted energy mindsets, not least in terms of how
04:38we protect our energy networks?
04:40I was in Ukraine earlier this year to visit a power plant that had been bombed more than 10 times
04:45throughout the three years of war. And it was just amazing to see exactly what that means to work
04:53at a plant that is actively being targeted in a war situation. The roof was missing.
04:59Walls and windows had been blown out. Pylons were wrought in grotesque shapes.
05:04Really massive destruction at this site. And I don't think that this level of destruction
05:11has really dawned on European operators. But I do think that there is a need to understand that we
05:18have to have a level of preparedness. We need to move into a different type of operation when it comes to
05:25planning, exercising and having direct contact to the authorities. We are in a different space than we used to.
05:35And we do see that in these war situations, civil infrastructure is being targeted just because
05:42it's so important for society and its ability to defend itself.
05:46Tell me more about the risk of replacing one dependency with another as we move increasingly away,
05:50we hope, from fossil fuels. Are we not looking to be more dependent on rare earths, lithium,
05:55cobalt, for example?
05:57This is certainly something we need to be aware of. And this is also why that we shouldn't walk into a
06:03single technology path for the energy transition. That said, I think it's important to underline that
06:09there are a number of very strong European supply chains in the electricity space. We have a strong
06:16wind industry in Europe. We are very good at producing gas turbines. We have a lot of manufacturing
06:23sites for grid equipment, transformers, cables, et cetera, et cetera. And we also have a nuclear industry.
06:30So there are a number of European industries that can gain directly from this. And then we need to gauge
06:37carefully the other stuff we import so that we don't replace one dependency with another.
06:45Lastly, Christian, if you had just one minute to meet and brief negotiators and policymakers on the
06:51ground in Brazil at COP30, what would you urge them to prioritize?
06:55It's a good question. I think there's some very interesting developments in the climate
07:01negotiations where, for the first time, the focus begins to shift on clean energy
07:07infrastructure, such as renewables as grids, et cetera, et cetera. That's a very welcome development.
07:13The other thing where we could do more is our interconnectors with our neighbors.
07:19If we look at Northern Africa, there's a potential for clean energy that we could
07:24harness more. If we look towards Turkey, for instance, or other neighbors, there is a potential
07:31to work more together and trade energy more than we're doing today.
07:37That's all we have time for, Christian. But thank you so much for joining me from Bulgaria.
07:41Thank you. Pleasure to be here.
07:42It just also remains for me to thank you, our global audience, for joining me here for
07:47this broadcast of Energy Frontiers from Baku in Azerbaijan. I'll see you again next time.
07:52Until then, take care and goodbye.

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