The Directorate-General for Energy (DG Ener), or ENER, is a
Directorate-General
Within the European Union (EU), Directorates-General are departments with specific zones of responsibility. Within the European Commission specifically, Directorates-General are the equivalent of national-level Ministry (government department), m ...
of the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
, created on 17 February 2010 when it was separated from the
Transport DG,
with which it had been combined since 2000.
Mission
The Directorate-General for Energy is responsible for promoting and regulating the European
Energy Union
The energy policy of the European Union focuses on energy security, sustainability, and integrating the energy markets of member states. An increasingly important part of it is climate policy. A key energy policy adopted in 2009 is the 20/20/2 ...
and, since 2019, overseeing the implementation of the Clean Energy for all Europeans package as part of the European Green New Deal.
Resources
The Directorate-General for Energy, based primarily in Brussels, reports to
Kadri Simson
Kadri Simson (née Must, born 22 January 1977) is an Estonian politician, formerly from the Centre Party, who served as the European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission between 2019 and 2024.
Early life
Simson graduated fr ...
,
European Commissioner for Energy
The European Commissioner for Energy is a member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Dan Jørgensen, in office since 1 December 2024.
Responsibilities
The Commissioner holds responsibility for the European Union's energy p ...
. The former Commissioner for Energy and Climate was
Miguel Arias Cañete
Miguel Arias Cañete (born 24 February 1950) is a Spanish politician who served as European Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action in the Juncker Commission from 2014 to 2019.
A member of the Spanish People's Party, Arias served as Minist ...
. The current Director-General is Ditte Juul-Jorgensen, former Director-Generals include
Dominique Ristori
Dominique Ristori (born 12 March 1952 in Toulon) is a European civil servant from France. From January 2014 to August 2019, Ristori was the director-general of the Directorate-General for Energy within the European Commission.
Career
In 1973 R ...
and Phillip Lowe.
Structure
The Directorate-General is made up of 6 Directorates (two of which deal with
EURATOM issues), and the
Euratom Supply Agency.
See also
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Energy policy of the European Union
The energy policy of the European Union focuses on energy security, Sustainable energy, sustainability, and integrating the energy markets of member states. An increasingly important part of it is climate policy. A key energy policy adopted in ...
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EURATOM
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European Commissioner for Energy
The European Commissioner for Energy is a member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Dan Jørgensen, in office since 1 December 2024.
Responsibilities
The Commissioner holds responsibility for the European Union's energy p ...
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Green procurement
Sustainable procurement or green procurement is a process whereby organizations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a life-cycle basis while addressing equity principles for sustaina ...
References
External links
The European Commission's portal for EnergyEurope's Energy Portal
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Energy
Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical body, body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of Work (thermodynamics), work and in the form of heat and l ...
Energy policies and initiatives of the European Union
Energy regulatory authorities
Regulation in the European Union