Whether you call it Monsterpylons (UK), Monstertrasse (DE) or Monstermaster (NO) – the phenomenon is the same: very often and all over Europe, different stakeholder groups form and vocalise strong opposition to high-voltage power lines. Be it concerns over negative health impacts, possible consequences for the local economy or non-transparent decision-making procedures: there are many reasons why people question ongoing grid projects. However, industry and politics agree that the modernisation of the current grid infrastructure system is indispensible for the energy transition, system security and the integration of the European internal energy market.
So what can be done to incorporate these concerns and needs of stakeholders better into planning processes? How can different groups be better represented in decision-making procedures? And how can both project developers and researchers contribute to further improvement of existing tools?
The consortium of the EU-funded project INSPIRE-Grid is happy to invite you to discuss these questions at the upcoming:
Conference on Public Participation:
State of the art approaches to stakeholder engagement
in electricity infrastructure projects
Brussels, 25 January 2017, 10am – 5pm
Please mark the date in your calendars and register now.
We are looking forward to fruitful discussions in Brussels!
Co-funded by the European Union
