Utilities & Power (Brussels)
This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Brussels and the EU member nations. This newsletter channel covers power generation and transmission, wind and solar, utilities, midstream companies, batteries and energy storage, LNG, biofuels, as well as nuclear. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#28, 2026)
New Commission recommendations on methane import enforcement; major expansion of Russia energy, commodity sanctions; guidance adopted for methane penalties; Belgium and Croatia granted tax breaks for port electricity, fuel.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#27, 2026)
Commission launches Electrification Action Plan, ETS review; major State aid decisions for France (offshore wind), Czechia, Ireland; EU expands energy sector sanctions on Russia; Council updates Research Fund for Coal and Steel.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#26, 2026)
Commission renews ban on Russian, Belarusian hydrogen offers; Merger clearance for LNG tech; New opinion on Decarbonisation Fund; ENVI votes on CBAM and TDF.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#25, 2026)
Commission funds €2.5bn in clean energy via Modernisation Fund; State aid for Spanish transport fuels; Free allocation benchmarks revised under EU ETS; New rules for fluorinated gases; Parliament committees advance grid permitting reports.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#24, 2026)
Steel safeguard regulation enters into force; EU grids package gains Council backing; Historic tripartite agreement on energy storage; Critical Raw Materials Act amended; Energy Charter Treaty update.
