EU energy mix/ Crisis pushes balance towards nuclear and renewable energy
The record disruption to global energy supplies caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the main cause of the crisis. The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned of a daily loss of approximately 13 million barrels. And in the first 17 days of the war with Iran alone, the EU was forced to spend an additional €6 billion on fossil fuel imports due to rising prices.
To ensure energy independence and affordability, Brussels is turning its attention back to the nuclear sector, fixing a grid that renewables alone cannot stabilize. The shift marks a transition to a strategic “energy mix,” where the reliability of nuclear baseload is being embraced as a partner to the volatility of wind and solar power.
Energy diversification and the increasing use of renewable sources led to an 11.1% drop in EU energy imports in 2025 compared to 2024. In 2025, Europe imported €336.7 billion in energy products, a 51.4% drop from 2022, when energy imports were €693.4 billion, Eurostat reveals.
By increasing domestic production of green energy, the Energy Action Plan streamlines the electrification of the industry, transport and building sectors, making electricity the dominant energy source. With the Electricity Grid Plan, Brussels wants to completely modernize the bloc's energy infrastructure.
The action plan leverages private investment through high-level events, such as the Clean Energy Transition Investment Forum in May 2026 and the Clean Energy Investment Summit later this year.
The EU welcomes energy diversification policies, including its plans for nuclear power. Nuclear is “a low-carbon and distributed energy source,” it argues, stressing that it is one of the solutions to wean itself off fossil fuels, along with renewables.
Overall, the EU is heavily dependent on nuclear power, which generated 24 percent of its electricity in 2026. Currently, it operates 98 reactors in 12 countries with around 96.2 GW of capacity, so the system is developed but limited.
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