Investment in power grids is rising fast. Worldwide, spending on this critical piece of infrastructure rose 17% last year. Yet higher outlays are not necessarily translating into new capacity on the ground. Aging assets, supply-chain constraints and the rollout of new technologies are slowing delivery, while connection queues for both generation and load are getting longer. With grids under pressure from all sides, what’s really holding expansion back, and what will it take to turn rising investment into real-world capacity? On today’s show, Tom Rowlands-Rees is joined by BloombergNEF’s head of grids research, Peter Wall, to discuss findings from his team’s note “Grid Investment Outlook 2025: Double-Digit Growth – Again.”

Complementary BNEF research on the trends driving the transition to a lower-carbon economy can be found at BNEF<GO> on the Bloomberg Terminal or on bnef.com

Links to research notes from this episode:

Grid Investment Outlook 2025: Double-Digit Growth - Again - https://www.bnef.com/insights/38127

Investment in power grids is rising fast. Worldwide, spending on this critical piece of infrastructure rose 17% last year. Yet higher outlays are not necessarily translating into new capacity on the ground. Aging assets, supply-chain constraints and the rollout of new technologies are slowing delivery, while connection queues for both generation and load are getting longer. With grids under pressure from all sides, what&rsquo;s really holding expansion back, and what will it take to turn rising investment into real-world capacity? On today&rsquo;s show, Tom Rowlands-Rees is joined by BloombergNEF&rsquo;s head of grids research, Peter Wall, to discuss findings from his team&rsquo;s note &ldquo;Grid Investment Outlook 2025: Double-Digit Growth &ndash; Again.&rdquo;
Complementary BNEF research on the trends driving the transition to a lower-carbon economy can be found at BNEF&lt;GO&gt; on the Bloomberg Terminal or on <a href="https://www.bnef.com/">bnef.com</a>
Links to research notes from this episode:
Grid Investment Outlook 2025: Double-Digit Growth - Again - <a href="https://www.bnef.com/insights/38127">https://www.bnef.com/insights/38127</a>

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Power Grid Spending Surges But Capacity Still Lags

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