European Policymakers Consider Safeguard Measures for Transformer Industry
As European policymakers consider regulatory frameworks, safeguard measures, and industrial policy choices, transformer manufacturing is increasingly viewed as strategic infrastructure requiring protection and support .
Maxine Ghavi, Region Head Europe at Hitachi Energy, stated: "Decisions taken in the coming years will shape the electricity systems that power the next 25 years... Recognizing, supporting, and securing this industrial base is essential to delivering Europe's electrification ambitions, maintaining competitiveness, and strengthening long-term energy resilience and sovereignty" .
Policy choices that constrain availability of critical inputs risk slowing grid expansion precisely when Europe aims to accelerate electrification and competitiveness .
