Launched three and a half years ago, e-Highway2050 – which involved 28 partners including transmission system operators, energy associations, academics and private companies – reaffirmed that the electricity network on track to be built by 2030 "will not be sufficient" in 2050, given the increase in generation in Europe, especially from wind and solar power.
"It appears indispensable for the security and affordability of the power system on the long-term to create north-south corridors and to reinforce the connections of the [northern and southern areas of Europe] with the central continental area," said the authors of the report, which was partly funded by the European Commission.
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