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Luxembourg can enhance energy security and expand emissions reductions through integrated planning and targeted action
…a solid basis for improving energy efficiency, enabling greater consumer participation and shifting demand to periods when electricity generation has lower emissions and costs less.At the same time, Luxembourg’s electricity system has an unusual profile. While nearly all of Luxembourg’s domestically generated electricity comes from renewable sources, its domestic production meets only around one-fifth of its total electricity demand. The report underscores the importance of both connecting more of this homegrown renewable power capacity to the grid and making the most of regional electricity markets. “At a time of renewed concerns about energy security and resilience…
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Thematic session: Buildings as active players in the energy transition
…sectors. Such policies remain the foundation of effective building strategies and will continue to play a critical role in avoiding long-term lock-in of inefficient and inflexible buildings.Through smart and connected technologies, interactive buildings have strong potential to provide demand flexibility while maintaining comfort, supporting energy security, reducing peak demand and avoiding costly grid investments.This session will explore how countries can future-proof policies to unlock the potential of interactive buildings for affordability, resilience and competitiveness. Participants will learn from international experience, explore emerging approaches, and identify solutions to reduce energy demand and strengthen system resilience. Downloads
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Decision makers discuss strategies for achieving energy priorities at COP31-IEA High-Level Dialogue in London
…they respond to the energy crisis stemming from the war in the Middle East. They also shared views on the goals laid out by the COP31 Presidency earlier this month in Bonn, Germany, including how to meet 35% of final energy consumption with electricity by 2035, a key milestone identified by the IEA in a 2024 report on pathways for implementing the outcomes of COP28, which took place in Dubai under the Presidency of the United Arab Emirates.Additionally, participants spoke about the importance of zero-waste approaches and methane abatement for addressing emissions and supporting energy system resilience – including…
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Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks Initiative
…side flexibility.Deferred almost USD 60 million in infrastructure investment through digital tools and system optimisation.Enabled demand-side flexibility, reduced outage durations, and digitised over 60 GWh of industrial energy use.Engaged more than 650 people through local implementation, training, and digital participation, building local skills and awareness to sustain digital energy solutions beyond the pilot stage.Enabled the testing and validation of innovative, commercial business models, demonstrating the fiscal and energy savings generated through digitalisation.These pilots demonstrate the practical value of digitalisation in enhancing system efficiency, reliability, and resilience, especially in emerging and fast-growing energy systems…
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Thematic session: New frontiers in modern and efficient data centres
…such as how demand-side flexibility from data centres can support grids, or how waste heat can be integrated into district heating systems, will be essential. Where labelling schemes or regulatory approaches are being considered, appropriate efficiency metrics, monitoring practices, and transparency frameworks must also be developed.The challenge for policy makers is therefore to ensure that the rapid growth of data centres is aligned with energy efficiency and system resilience objectives, while enabling these facilities to contribute to more flexible and integrated energy systems.This thematic session provides a platform to explore how countries can develop the policies, metrics…
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2026 IEA Ministerial Chair's Summary
…energy data and analysis, remains as crucial as ever, including for the shift to more domestically produced, electrified and sustainable energy systems.Ministers took stock of the outcomes from the Summit on the Future of Energy Security (24–25 April 2025), convened by the IEA Secretariat and the United Kingdom. They recognised the importance of multilateral cooperation and that global energy systems face heightened and more complex risks, driven by geopolitics, supply chain vulnerabilities, extreme weather events and cyber security. Many Ministers recognised that accelerating energy transitions offers opportunities to diversify energy sources, lower energy costs and enhance system resilience…
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Electricity 2026 Flexibility
…generation and the spectacular growth of battery storage systems amid declining costs in various markets.Finally, markets with high shares of solar and wind are challenged by periods of overabundance, when supply has the potential to exceed demand for grid electricity, necessitating operators to implement measures to balance the system. Different options are addressed, from increasing control of output from small solar installations, to higher battery deployment, to refining price signals, including offering free electricity to customers. Demand response offers breakthrough benefits, yet its potential is largely untapped With the share of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources in electricity supply…
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Energy Transition Review for Enhancing Co-operation
…growing exposure to extreme weather events.In alignment with priorities set out by the DOE of the Philippines, the report provides a detailed analysis of three key areas: the potential for nuclear power, for energy resilience and for grid modernisation in the Philippines. Executive summary The Philippines has clear targets and strong potential to advance towards a resilient, affordable and sustainable power system The Philippine power sector is undergoing a period of significant transformation, with rapidly rising electricity demand and evolving policy priorities. Electricity demand is projected to grow at an annual average of 5.4% between 2026 and 2030…
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Efficient Grid-Interactive Buildings in India
…and variable supply could jeopardise grid stability and increase system costs. EGIBs offer an important solution for optimising electricity use, reducing peak demand and enhancing system flexibility.Applying a structured framework, this report assesses India’s policy landscape and opportunities across efficiency, decarbonisation, smartness, resilience, materials and building-to-grid interaction. It concludes with recommendations for a comprehensive policy package that encompasses regulations, incentives and information. Scaling up the adoption of efficient grid-interactive buildings would enable India to align its fast-growing building stock with national climate goals and international commitments while lowering system costs and enhancing energy security…
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Critical Mineral Traceability for Energy and Economic Security
…than 80 respondent companies active across supply chains of the six focus minerals (copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements) provided results between October and December 2025. Drawing on these, the report assesses the current state of company traceability practices, examines how governments are deploying traceability as a policy instrument, and identifies key barriers to wider adoption, including high implementation costs, limited interoperability between systems and challenges in transmitting information along complex and geographically concentrated supply chains. Lastly, the report identifies five actions for policymakers to support wider uptake of traceability systems for supply chain diversification and resilience.
