The Green Grids Initiative (GGI) coordinates international action, and mobilises technical expertise and financing to accelerate the development of green grids necessary to meet net zero commitments. There is no transition without transmission. We focus on three thematic pillars:
Grids are not yet considered the low-risk investable assets that they should be. By convening financiers and setting out common principles for grid investments, the GGI facilitates the doubling in grid investment needed by 2030.
Effective long-term planning is not widespread and too many states do not plan ahead enough to provide certainty to the market. Cumbersome permitting slows progress where plans exist.
Supply chain capacity for grids components has been flat, with limited ability to ramp up at pace. Buyers need affordable supply to plan projects and suppliers need commitments that enable them to invest in new manufacturing capacity. The GGI is working hard to coordinate supply and demand to deliver on grids.
Transmission infrastructure sits at the heart of ASEAN’s clean energy transition and energy security. Yet the region faces a supply chain bottleneck in the very components needed to deliver it. Lead times for key cables and voltage source converters now stretch to 4–6 years. Without intervention, supply chain delays risk pushing project timelines well beyond policy targets, inflating costs and weakening investor confidence.
A new series, written by GGI Ecosystem members, details the critical importance of grids in the energy transition. There is no transition without transmission.
