JULY 2026
Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure and Construction
Legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy, including energy, construction and engineering, transport and digital infrastructure.
Highlights this month...
LARGE ENERGY CUSTOMERS
Proposed EU legislation aims to increase data centre capacity, while proposed domestic legislation proposes to mitigate grid scarcity through a framework to access permitting for direct lines.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Further decisions are now in place for MEC sharing (to support co-location of technologies) and biomethane grid connections.
NUCLEAR POWER
As demand for low‑carbon electricity continues to accelerate, we look at the legal position in Ireland and the wider EU policy context around nuclear energy.
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