The Green Energy Bottleneck: How a Global Cable Shortage Threatens the Energy Transition
- Energy Insider Editorial Team
- Feb 17
- 2 min read
The rapid expansion of renewable energy is transforming global power systems, but a critical challenge looms: the infrastructure to deliver that energy where it’s needed. As wind farms push further offshore and countries look to trade electricity across borders, the demand for long-distance transmission cables is surging. However, industry experts warn that by the second half of this decade, a shortage of high-voltage cables could slow progress, making connecting clean energy to the grid a bigger hurdle than generating it.
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