Why Europe is at a tipping point on grid resilience
Enlit Editorial Team
Posted on: 16 December 2025
In this Energy Transitions podcast, Pilar Rodríguez López of Ericsson explains why resilience must power the next era of energy.
Resilience is the buzzword on everyone’s lips following blackouts this year across Europe. The question everyone wants an answer to is: how do we prevent such catastrophes from happening again?
In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, host Kelvin Ross is joined by someone who believes she has that answer. Pilar Rodríguez López is Head of Energy and Utilities for Europe at Ericsson and was heavily involved in the new white paper, A Tipping Point for Europe’s Energy System: Why Resilience Must Power the Next Era of Energy, which was launched at Enlit Europe 2025.
Rodríguez reveals why she believes Europe is at a tipping point; the most important lesson learned from the Iberia blackout; and the cost of not acting on those lessons.
In this episode, you will also learn:
- The role of telecommunications in grid modernisation investments;
- Why Ericsson and its white paper partners have published an Open Letter to European regulators, governments and the energy sector;
- The three urgent actions they want to see delivered;
- Why Rodriguez is driven by turning ideas into results;
- And the mindset she believes is needed to ensure good ideas don’t die on the drawing board.
This episode is brought to you in partnership with Ericsson.
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Listen to previous episodes:
Applying grid resilience lessons from Spain's blackout
New energy system rules for the Supergrid era
Read more from Ericsson:
Europe’s energy grids need urgent modernisation
Telecoms critical to modernise Europe’s energy system
Read more about grid modernisation:
Industry welcomes European Grids Package and Highways Initiative
Europe’s industrial competitiveness depends on smarter energy systems
