Pathways to resilience: From risk to readiness in energy systems
Enlit's 2026 industry report presents actionable solutions to Europe's energy system resilience challenges, based on real-life experiences from energy experts.
Welcome to Enlit’s 2026 industry report
Based on insights from Enlit’s 2025 industry survey and discussions at the Think Tank workshop during Enlit Europe, this report highlights a critical reality: Europe’s energy system remains robust at the organisational level in many places, but less resilient at the system level.
The greatest vulnerabilities lie not within individual actors, but between them. Strengthening energy system resilience, therefore, requires stronger coordination across infrastructure, markets, supply chains, policy frameworks and digital systems.
The solutions presented in this report are recommended for further consideration by policymakers, legislators, utilities, and others in the energy sector.
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Understanding the resilience challenge
In Enlit’s 2025 industry survey, industry experts identified the European energy system’s resilience issues, its greatest vulnerabilities, the greatest risks it faces, where improvements must be made, and who can have the biggest impact. These findings, combined with the insights from the Think Tank workshop, form the foundation of the Pathways to resilience: From risk to readiness in energy systems report.
A more resilient grid isn’t just about supply, it’s about smarter demand management, especially during peak load conditions that put the grid under maximum stress.
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Moving from ambition to delivery - Insights on resilience from EY
Growing cross-country consortia, conferences, and studies through bodies like Enlit reflect the growing consensus on the need for a shared and collaborative transition. EY propose three focus areas to advance this agenda:
- Collective transition architecture
- Leveraging shared data and technology needs
- Leadership & culture
In a special episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Lobna El Gammal, Energy Transition Technology Consulting Director at EY, and David Cashman, Energy Transition Consulting Partner at EY, explain to Pamela Largue how utilities can maximise preparedness for major events, the role digital technologies can play, and why there is no time to waste in doing so.
The Iberian and Czech blackouts showed how fast stability margins can evaporate. Leaders need portfolios that can restart, re-island, and support frequency with inertia and fault current—attributes engine plants with black-start and CHP are designed to deliver.
