Which of the following has been highlighted in the 2025 Energy Transition Index as a priority for increasing energy-system flexibility and integrating renewable energy sources?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Modernising and digitalising power grids, storage and inter-connectors.
The 2025 edition of the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index (ETI) identifies “modernising energy infrastructure – especially grids, storage and inter-connectors” as one of its five priority actions for boosting energy-system flexibility and integrating renewable energy.
Here’s how the given options map:
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Correct option: Modernising and digitalising power grids, storage and inter-connectors aligns directly with the ETI’s emphasis on infrastructure upgrades and flexibility.
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Expanding fossil-fuel infrastructure to ensure baseload stability is not highlighted as a priority; instead the report notes that legacy infrastructure and inflexible systems hinder transition readiness.
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Prioritising large-scale hydro-electric dams in remote regions is not singled out as a core priority in the ETI-2025 summary; while hydro may play a role in some systems, the focus is more broadly on grid, storage and digitalisation.
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Offering universal subsidies for all electricity consumers is likewise not identified by the ETI as a flexibility priority; indeed, subsidies distort market signals and the report calls for reforming subsidy frameworks to support transition readiness.
In summary, the ETI emphasises modernising grids, inter-connectors and storage as a critical enabler of a flexible, clean energy system.