How to reduce industrial energy prices and costs in a increasingly volatile market

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Webinar overview

The European energy market is increasingly unstable, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and the weaponisation of energy supply and energy infrastructure. European industrial prices were already up to five times higher than in competing regions, driven by higher network charges and carbon costs. Since the start of the Middle East conflict, they have further surged by around 30%. These price levels are unsustainable for the production of strategic raw materials for countless green applications, from grids to electric mobility, across Europe.

While wholesale markets remain a key driver of industrial electricity costs, they are only part of the picture. Grid charges, tariffs, taxes and other electricity costs, as well as national support schemes significantly influence the final price businesses pay, creating noticeable differences across European markets.

In this opening session of Energy Intensive Week, industry leaders will discuss the factors shaping industrial electricity costs in 2026, why some businesses are paying less than others, and how companies are responding to an increasingly complex energy landscape.

Join Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief at Montel News, as he moderates a discussion with Paul Voss, Director General of European Aluminium, and Cillian O'Donoghue, Policy Director of Eurelectric.

What we’ll cover

What drives industrial electricity prices and costs across Europe in 2026?
Why are some industries paying less than others?
How do national electricity price relief mechanisms influence industrial electricity costs?
How do tariffs, grid charges and other cost components influence the final bills?
How and why do industrial electricity prices and costs differ across Member States?
How are leading industrial energy buyers responding to today’s market conditions?

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for professionals working in energy-intensive industries, including:

Energy procurement and utility managers
Sustainability and decarbonisation professionals
Risk, manufacturing and operations leaders
Commercial and finance teams responsible for energy procurement

Speakers

Richard Sverrisson

Editor-in-Chief at Montel News

Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson is Editor-in-Chief of Montel News, leading Europe’s largest newsroom dedicated to wholesale energy markets, with more than 50 specialist journalists reporting in 10 languages across power and gas markets. With more than two decades of experience in energy journalism and editorial leadership, he has helped establish Montel News as a leading source of independent, real-time coverage and analysis for traders, analysts, policymakers, producers, and industrial energy users navigating Europe’s rapidly evolving energy sector. He also hosts Plugged In, Montel’s energy news podcast, featuring market-moving stories, expert analysis, and in-depth industry discussion. The podcast has thousands of subscribers across Europe, with particularly strong audiences in the Nordics, UK, Germany, and France.

Paul Voss

Director General of European Aluminium

Paul Voss is Director General at European Aluminium, the industry voice of the aluminium value chain in Europe. Mr. Voss is a long-term public affairs and governmental relations expert with 20 years of experience in the Brussels and energy sector. Prior to joining the aluminium industry, Mr. Voss served as Managing Director at Euroheat & Power for eight years.
A British-Belgian national, Paul Voss is married with three children and holds degrees in Political Science and European Public Administration from Universities in Canada, France and Belgium.

Cillian O'Donoghue

Policy Director of Eurelectric

Cillian O'Donoghue is Policy Director at Eurelectric, the voice of the European electricity industry, representing more than 3,500 companies and bringing together 34 national associations across 32 countries. In this role, he heads the association's policy department of more than 20 people. He joined Eurelectric from the electro-intensive non-ferrous metals sector, having previously served as Director of Climate & Energy at Eurometaux, the European non-ferrous metals industry association, representing producers of aluminium, copper, zinc, nickel, silicon and other metals. Before that, he spent five years in the Energy Practice at FleishmanHillard and worked at the European Commission's DG Energy, focusing on gas security of supply in the Central and Eastern European region