WEBINAR: European Geothermal Strategy and Action Plan – Making Europe competitive, secure and affordable

You are invited to the launch of the European Geothermal Energy Council’s (EGEC) expectations for the European Geothermal Strategy and Action Plan.

The European Commission will publish the strategy and action plan in Q1 2026 alongside the Electrification Action Plan and the Heating and Cooling Strategy, which will aim to accelerate investment in affordable energy, electrification, and renewable heating and cooling, in order to improve Europe’s energy security and competitiveness. This discussion will provide a timely insight into the vital role geothermal must play in relation to energy security, affordability, competitiveness and meeting the EU’s climate targets..

Programme:

• Welcome and introduction – Philippe Dumas (Secretary General, EGEC)
• EGEC’s priorities for a European Geothermal Strategy and Action Plan – Sanjeev Kumar (Policy Director, EGEC)
• Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission (invited)
• Heymi Bahar, Senior Analyst – Renewable Energy Markets and Policy, International Energy Agency (confirmed)
• Davor Ivo Stier MEP, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (confirmed)
• Nicolas Casares MEP, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (invited)
• Q&A