Cyber attacks, sabotage: How resilient is Europe’s energy infrastructure?

Europe’s energy infrastructure is facing a growing range of threats, from physical sabotage and cyberattacks to hybrid warfare targeting the wires, the pipelines and the substations that keep power and gas flowing.

This week on Plugged In, we look at how vulnerable Europe’s critical energy infrastructure really is — and whether governments and operators are prepared for an increasingly hostile security environment.

We explore the risks and ask how the threat has evolved since 2022. What can Europe do to strengthen resilience, from greater redundancy and decentralisation to closer cooperation between energy companies, intelligence services and armed forces?

We discuss cyber threats becoming increasingly sophisticated and attacks harder to attribute. Where are Europe’s biggest blind spots — and what would happen if a critical part of the energy system were deliberately taken offline?

Host:
Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson – Editor-in-Chief, Montel News

Guests:
Laurence Walker – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Montel News
Tobias Federico – Chief Analyst, Montel
John Roberts – Energy Security Specialist, Methinks Ltd
Petras Katinas – Research Fellow in Climate, Energy and Defence, RUSI

Editor: Alexandra Carlon
Producer: Alexandra Carlon