Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, confirms the Geothermal Action Plan will be published in Q1 2026 Brussels, 17th March 2025 - The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) welcomes eagerly awaited confirmation from the European Commission that the Geothermal Action Plan will be published in Q1 2026.1
Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, acknowledged, in a written response to a question from Davor Stier MEP2, 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".
"This is an important step forward for Europe's energy security, affordability and sustainable development across all regions and sectors such as industry, farming and households," said Philippe Dumas, EGEC's Secretary-General. He added "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, added "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".
The geothermal industry looks forward to constructive dialogue to remove the bottlenecks to investment that have hampered our industry.
ABOUT EUROPEAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COUNCIL (EGEC)
The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) is a not-for-profit organisation promoting all aspects of the geothermal industry. Founded in 1998, its objective is to facilitate awareness and expansion of geothermal applications across Europe by shaping policy, improving investment conditions and steering research. It has over 200 members from 30 countries, ranging from developers to equipment manufacturers, energy providers, national associations, consultants, research centres, geological surveys, government agencies, departments and public authorities. This allows EGEC to represent the entire geothermal sector. EGEC is listed in the European Transparency Register No. 11458103335-07.
For more information visit www.egec.org
1Available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2024-003008-ASW_EN.html
2Available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2024-003008_EN.html
Contact
Philippe Dumas, Secretary-General p.dumas@egec.org +32 497 45 44 37
Sanjeev Kumar, Policy Director s.kumar@egec.org +32 499 53 97 31 17
