Operational Continuity in a Contested Energy Transition (rusi.org)

• Transition from efficiency-led design to resilience-based security.
• Vulnerability of energy grids to hybrid and kinetic interference.
• Strategic requirement for hardened physical and cyber infrastructure.

"Experts warn that Europe's energy grid, currently optimized for cost-efficiency, is insufficiently prepared for modern kinetic and hybrid warfare threats. Achieving operational continuity during the energy transition requires a fundamental shift toward hardening critical infrastructure against both state-sponsored sabotage and systemic failure."