Energy & Utilities

In a context shaped by the energy transition, industrial sovereignty, and shifting production and consumption models, Willing supports Energy players through their strategic and operational transformation.

Strategic overview

Decarbonisation as a defining imperative for the sector

Our societies depend on energy to function, while the decarbonisation of its production is becoming an imperative. This requirement is profoundly reshaping the sector’s priorities and the conditions of its transformation.

Established models under challenge

Value chains are being reshaped, integrated players repositioned, and the boundary between production and consumption is becoming increasingly porous. These shifts are calling for new approaches to organisation, steering, and cooperation.

A more distributed and flexible energy system

Driven by the rise of decentralised production, rising flexibility and demand response, and the growing role of renewable and low-carbon gases, as well as hydrogen.

The French model: a distinctive trajectory to consolidate

France’s Energy and Climate Strategy, together with the Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE), set a clear course towards 2050, building on a model historically grounded in largely decarbonised electricity, energy sobriety, and a strong nuclear orientation.

Electricity overproduction: a challenge to steer, an opportunity to unlock

Situations of electricity overproduction are creating the conditions for a coordinated acceleration of electrification, the development of flexibility, and the emergence of new industrial models.

A systemic transformation driven by stakeholder alignment

Which relies on the ability to mobilise all players around trajectories that are coherent, robust, and compatible with the goals of sovereignty, resilience, and carbon neutrality.

Transformation challenges

Decarbonising production and transforming the value chain

Which requires generating decarbonised energy, drawing on both the strengthening of the nuclear fleet and the development of renewable energy sources.

Reshaping infrastructure and strengthening energy system robustness

Underpinned by a more robust energy system, capable of integrating a growing share of electricity, strengthening European interconnections, and reconfiguring gas and hydrogen networks.

Protecting purchasing power and adapting market models

Which involves distributing efforts fairly and adapting market models to new challenges, in order to reconcile economic sustainability with climate ambition.

Transforming organisations, regions, and stakeholder ecosystems

The sector must embrace major structural changes: developing locally-rooted solutions, fostering cooperation among new players, and accelerating the deployment of solutions in an uncertain context.

Talent, skills, and delivery capacity

Attracting, training, and mobilising the necessary skills at scale. This means having the technical, industrial, regulatory, and steering expertise required to keep pace with transformation.

Large-scale financing and a stable transformation framework

Achieving transition goals requires a considerable financial effort. This level of investment calls for a regulatory framework that is clear, stable, and lasting.

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