Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Electrification is surging across transport, heating and industry. But is today’s grid ready for the coming demand shock? Will investments in long-duration storage, new transmission and demand flexibility be enough—or will political resistance, permitting delays and cost pressures make grid failures inevitable? What strategies can ensure electrification leads to net zero, not zero power?
Moderator: 
1.Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist 

Speakers
Camilla Born MBE, Chief executive, Electrify Britain 
Duncan Turner, General partner, SOSV
Rachel Paulk, Director energy, Walmart 
Andreas Rathmann, Director, power and energy, CyrusOne
Richard Bodal Hansen, UK director of regulatory and external affairs, Ørsted 

Supported by Ørsted